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Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 18 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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)12111111117777777788888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)511418342282284160178178184189217230236181249256266263223217187187187187
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
0.55
3:53AM
1.04
3:16PM
0.57
4:19AM
1.03
3:55PM
0.59
4:45AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
0.32
8:39PM
0.03
10:31AM
0.30
9:12PM
0.05
10:56AM
0.28
9:46PM
0.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset--6:02-------6:04-------6:05-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222322222121212123232322222222222424232322222222
Feels °C (?)182020211919191820192020191920182121212323232423
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