Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
13
1.4
NNE
13
1.4
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
643
585
477
469
429
337
325
270
265
214
187
180
143
140
137
107
105
88
94
119
116
140
131
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:13PM0.88m
7:05AM0.39m
9:34PM0.85m
10:20AM0.43m
10:41PM0.84m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.17m
4:59AM0.38m
1:04PM0.26m
5:37AM0.33m
3:03PM0.33m
6:03AM0.28m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:54
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6:39
6:40
6:40
6:40
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
25
26
27
27
25
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
13
1.4
NNE
13
1.4
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
Energy kJ
663
643
585
477
469
429
337
325
270
265
214
187
180
143
140
137
107
34
36
80
119
116
140
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
NNW
14
0.8
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
NNW
12
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
83
83
67
232
229
222
219
170
167
65
63
63
48
65
67
63
54
105
88
94
84
68
50
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
15
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
14
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.1
S
10
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NNW
15
Energy kJ
220
214
206
32
68
31
68
68
65
159
133
98
96
94
69
55
2
34
34
32
31
12
49
84
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.6
NE
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
103
16
29
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
20
20
20
20
14
2
16
20
20
74
14
14
0
0
0
74
74
20
74
20
74
74
74
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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