Hakalau 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 19.90° N 155.13° W

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hakalau sea temperature is

26.5° C

Hakalau surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hakalau today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (15 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 7	NE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 7	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	137	118	115	97	79	66	60	65	65	97	109	69	73	76	44	74	89	94	96	91	101	160	226	196
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:13AM0.57m				4:23PM1.10m				4:04AM0.59m				4:58PM1.04m				4:56AM0.61m					5:30PM0.96m
Low Tide			9:10AM-0.00m					11:06PM0.25m			9:54AM0.06m					11:40PM0.24m			10:38AM0.16m					00:14AM0.23m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	7:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1
Temp °C	24	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	24	25	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	25
Feels °C	26	27	26	27	26	26	26	27	25	26	26	27	27	26	26	27	27	26	27	27	26	27	27	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	E 6	E 6	NE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	137	118	115	97	79	66	47	65	65	97	109	62	73	76	44	39	37	94	96	91	101	99	128	196
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	N 8	NNE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	ESE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	N 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	10	8	7	22	13	43	60	47	45	24	33	33	41	43	36	36	32	35	47	35	41	54	43	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 8	SE 8	W 15	W 15	W 15	SE 8	ESE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NE 7	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6
kJ	8	10	9	8	16	16	16	18	24	18	17	17	32	25	43	43	28	29	41	44	22	16	32	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	—	—	—	—	E 5	E 6	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	ENE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	55	69	—	—	—	74	89	—	—	—	31	160	226	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Kolekole HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Hapuna HAW - Big Island	Spencer Beach Park HAW - Big Island	Hapuna HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Hapuna HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Hapuna HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	16	20	20	20	20	16	2	14	16	20	74	74	74	20	20	16	74	20	74	20	20	20	20
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls	Kua Bay	Kawaihae Breakwater	Kawaihae Breakwater	Kua Bay	Magics	Kiholo Bay	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls	Magics	Magics	Kawaihae Breakwater	Kawaihae Breakwater	Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay	Magics	Kua Bay	Magics	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls	Kua Bay	Kawaihae Breakwater	Kahalu'u	Kua Bay	Kua Bay	Kiholo Bay	Magics
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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