Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Oct 2025 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
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ENE
1.1
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)87777977877718171616151414131313138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1491511058699182168166133183220228348443683649522431413309269221212235
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
0.55
12:12PM
0.84
12:51AM
0.65
12:44PM
0.83
1:24AM
0.74
1:11PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.30
6:56PM
0.23
6:27AM
0.29
7:14PM
0.19
7:12AM
0.28
7:31PM
0.15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:15-------6:15-------6:16----
Sunset------5:55-------5:54-------5:53-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11-1----21-11--1-1-11--1
Temp. °C252524252626262525252525252625252525252525262625
Feels °C (?)252625252526262625262726252625262726272725262626
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Hakalau (calm at Pāpa‘aloa wx 14 km from Hakalau). 1.3m 7s swell from the E with a 1.0m 7s swell, also from the E and a 0.4m 9s swell, also from the SE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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ESE
Clean
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