Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.6
NNE
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)111010889999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156530441314445600613613585666745690630630644586586531422422378300266266
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.83
10:20PM
0.84
9:37AM
0.39
11:34PM
0.87
11:46AM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
0.22
7:18AM
0.38
3:19PM
0.26
7:07AM
0.32
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset6:31-------6:31-------6:32-------
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Rain (mm)
22111-11-11111------1---
Temp. °C222222212122222222222222212222222222222121222222
Feels °C (?)222223212122222121222223212322222222222221222222
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