Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.5
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)888888161616151414131312121212111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)118121127110107137151291463485778704663643585477469368337275270222198184
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
0.50
6:55PM
0.93
5:01AM
0.44
8:13PM
0.88
7:05AM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.42
10:56AM
0.09
2:48AM
0.43
11:47AM
0.17
4:59AM
0.38
1:04PM
0.26
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:58-------5:56-------5:56----
Sunset------6:39-------6:39-------6:40-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11---------------1-
Temp. °C242424242524242424232324252424242323232323232323
Feels °C (?)252526252726262626252525262527272626262525252525
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