Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 08 Mar 2026 HST
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Hakalau surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hakalau sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 9PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (08 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999999999999999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)963963963904904932836763694679614553541476465404390380363227221221190150
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28PM
0.76
4:39AM
0.58
7:35PM
0.71
3:12AM
0.55
9:39PM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.18
12:28AM
0.49
11:39AM
0.21
2:53AM
0.55
12:12PM
0.25
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:33-------6:31
Sunset--6:27-------6:28-------6:28-----
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-111-------------------
Temp. °C232322222222212222232222222222222323232323232323
Feels °C (?)212120212121202120222121212120202020202222222222
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