Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 10PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.5
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)8816161615141413131212121211111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113113151291463485778704663643585477469368337275270265198184180143140137
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
0.93
5:01AM
0.44
8:13PM
0.88
7:05AM
0.39
9:34PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
0.09
2:48AM
0.43
11:47AM
0.17
4:59AM
0.38
1:04PM
0.26
5:37AM
0.33
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset--6:39-------6:39-------6:40-----
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1-------------------11
Temp. °C252424242424242425242424232323232323232323222223
Feels °C (?)272626262626262526252627262626252525252525232324
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