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Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 25 Jan 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
24.8° 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: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (25 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
N
0.9
NNW
0.9
ESE
0.7
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)77777777888888888881615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105105105105861158989758383101999977771371011112235817528661023
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
W
5
NNW
0
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglassglassonononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
0.71
9:21PM
0.72
6:50AM
0.62
11:05PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
0.47
1:41PM
0.18
2:56AM
0.56
2:40PM
0.17
3:55PM
0.15
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:56----
Sunset------6:07-------6:07-------6:08-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232323232424242323222222232323222222222324252424
Feels °C (?)232325252524252526252525252525242423232424242325
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