Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 26 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 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
NNW
0.8
N
0.9
ESE
0.7
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
Period(s) (?)888812781616151415151516161515141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9999969693618722375493610031275145215781794145514181177943811672506421351
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.80
12:18AM
0.89
10:15AM
0.46
1:11AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.17
3:55PM
0.15
8:01AM
0.45
5:12PM
0.11
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--6:07-------6:08-------6:09-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242423232323232325252524242323232525252423232323
Feels °C (?)262625252525242325242525252323222323242525252525
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