Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 2PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (20 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.2
NNW
1.8
E
0.9
NNW
1.8
ENE
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.4
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)88881381488888888888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)398367367378479381332406639638597555501501450454454277460421421421377339
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
0.99
2:15PM
0.55
3:42AM
0.99
2:41PM
0.52
4:18AM
0.97
3:08PM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
0.35
8:22PM
0.06
10:26AM
0.36
8:50PM
0.07
11:07AM
0.38
9:20PM
0.08
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-6:31-------6:31-------6:33------
Sunset----5:39-------5:38-------5:38---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------12321----------1--
Temp. °C242425252424242424242424242424242324252524242424
Feels °C (?)242424242324242324242424242423232224242524242524
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