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Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hakalau today?
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 142 | 1274 | 142 | 137 | 133 | 146 | 149 | 116 | 607 | 581 | 94 | 101 | 101 | 76 | 58 | 443 | 436 | 436 | 399 | 307 | 239 | 361 | 224 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:18AM 0.87 | 8:18PM 0.48 | 8:03AM 0.79 | 10:13PM 0.55 | 8:49AM 0.71 | 11:30PM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:50PM 0.30 | 12:49AM 0.38 | 3:36PM 0.27 | 2:30AM 0.48 | 4:16PM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
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