Coast Guard surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 HST
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Coast Guard surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coast Guard sea temperature is
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Coast Guard today?

The current surf forecast for Coast Guard at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (16 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.4
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.5
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
N
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)999886888881281177710771212816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)193210235355441275274236215260253484596153121148471246412121224
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
15
E
20
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
0.55
1:51AM
0.79
12:54PM
0.51
2:20AM
0.84
1:23PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
0.35
6:45PM
0.11
8:16AM
0.33
7:05PM
0.09
8:58AM
0.31
7:28PM
0.07
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
Sunrise-6:33-------6:33-------6:33------
Sunset----5:43-------5:43-------5:42---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------13422
Temp. °C232425252524242424242525252424242425252221212222
Feels °C (?)232324242423222222222323242322222324232220181918
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