Coast Guard surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coast Guard today?

The current surf forecast for Coast Guard at 5AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
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 (?)
1.6
NNE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010109999988885888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4525735735735244814124123673513062392333040244179160160164201226215236
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
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)
2:55AM
0.64
3:46PM
0.79
3:15AM
0.58
4:18PM
0.81
3:34AM
0.53
4:52PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
0.23
9:04AM
0.09
9:59PM
0.26
9:23AM
0.09
10:40PM
0.30
9:42AM
0.09
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise---6:16-------6:15-------6:13----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222223232222222222222221212121212121222221
Feels °C (?)181717181819191818181918181817171718171717181917
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