Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
24.5° 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: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.2
N
0.7
N
1
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
N
0.7
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)1110111011111010101010101077910121111111088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38130211620614918416716115812515812594968510694264292332375400405450
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SSE
5
N
10
NNE
5
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
S
10
E
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
0.67
5:56PM
0.91
4:40AM
0.59
7:01PM
0.87
4:46AM
0.52
8:34PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
0.06
12:16AM
0.44
11:18AM
0.10
2:00AM
0.49
12:02PM
0.15
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:20------
Sunset----6:31-------6:31-------6:31---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
12-13-2122346973--111132
Temp. °C242425242323232323232323222121222222222222222122
Feels °C (?)272727272526242526262725232322212324232322232223
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