Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
245
207
181
177
227
186
186
172
186
164
137
164
164
194
194
190
202
207
221
330
330
680
581
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:44PM0.88m
3:59AM0.47m
6:33PM0.84m
4:17AM0.44m
7:31PM0.81m
5:32AM0.40m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.13m
00:54AM0.43m
10:32AM0.17m
2:32AM0.43m
11:09AM0.22m
4:32AM0.40m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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5:48
5:48
5:47
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6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
24
24
25
24
25
26
26
28
27
27
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
Energy kJ
114
114
207
181
177
227
186
186
172
186
164
137
164
164
194
194
190
202
207
221
190
194
680
581
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
NW
17
0.6
NW
16
0.6
NW
16
0.9
NW
15
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
33
32
112
110
104
99
79
79
78
78
75
69
67
65
65
65
135
208
196
318
330
330
199
199
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NW
17
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.7
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NW
15
0.8
NW
14
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
4
3
32
25
19
8
19
10
11
17
17
17
17
17
17
107
48
46
133
197
309
248
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
251
245
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
158
20
20
20
16
16
16
16
20
122
20
20
16
0
0
95
156
158
20
14
14
16
20
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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