Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 19 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 5AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (19 Nov)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.6
NNW
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.4
ESE
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.6
ENE
1.2
NNW
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)88157777888888813888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120123150195278207348398409442409367378294479597572587597597612616572517
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38AM
0.98
1:48PM
0.57
3:09AM
0.99
2:15PM
0.55
3:42AM
0.99
2:41PM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
0.35
7:54PM
0.07
9:48AM
0.35
8:22PM
0.06
10:26AM
0.36
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset------5:39-------5:39-------5:38-
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Rain (mm)
-1119643121-111122221---
Temp. °C252423232323242324242324242424242424242424252424
Feels °C (?)252425232323252424242323242424242524242424252424
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