Chocks surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 HST
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Chocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chocks sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chocks at 12AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (16 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Chocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111010101010131313121212121414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93916058585935331818201935436287136175224431478539515418
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
NNW
5
S
0
W
5
NW
0
SW
5
NNE
10
N
0
WNW
0
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglassonglasscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
0.76
1:52PM
0.52
2:20AM
0.77
2:30PM
0.59
2:47AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
-0.02
8:20AM
0.07
7:46PM
-0.04
8:42AM
0.01
8:26PM
-0.03
9:05AM
-0.04
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset6:29-------6:30-------6:30-------
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
2-1--112331--11222251124
Temp. °C262626252425252524242424232425232323232323232322
Feels °C (?)282930292729292829292828252830252626272727272626
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