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Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 06 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
25.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 1AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (07 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)888121211888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)671589509460421393361361314328319284277284284299306306313275275239221234
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
0.94
6:06PM
0.56
6:17AM
0.85
7:15PM
0.57
6:41AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47PM
0.17
12:42PM
0.27
11:28PM
0.29
1:17PM
0.26
12:13AM
0.40
1:54PM
0.25
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset5:54-------5:55-------5:57-------
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---------------1-------
Temp. °C232222222222232323232322222324242323232323232424
Feels °C (?)212020202020202122222221222324242424242424242525
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