Hakalau 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 19.90° N 155.13° W

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hakalau sea temperature is

26.5° C

Hakalau surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hakalau today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (15 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	ENE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	NNE 7	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	107	156	136	115	97	93	66	60	65	65	61	81	89	83	50	40	95	42	94	125	104	104	189	258
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:13AM0.57m				4:23PM1.10m				4:04AM0.59m				4:58PM1.04m				4:56AM0.61m					5:30PM0.96m
Low Tide				9:10AM-0.00m					11:06PM0.25m			9:54AM0.06m					11:40PM0.24m			10:38AM0.16m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	2	1	1	1	—	1	1	2	1
Temp °C	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	25	25	25
Feels °C	26	26	26	25	25	25	26	26	26	24	26	26	26	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	27	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NNE 8	E 7	ENE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	E 6	ESE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	107	156	136	115	97	93	66	60	44	60	61	81	89	36	30	39	39	39	94	125	104	104	128	155
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SSE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 8	ESE 8	N 8	ENE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 6	NE 6	N 8	NE 7	N 8	NNE 7	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	51	10	8	7	14	13	41	40	65	65	24	24	57	55	41	40	42	42	29	52	41	53	46	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 9	SE 6	SE 8	SE 8	W 15	W 15	SE 8	ENE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	N 8	ENE 7	ENE 6	N 7	N 7
kJ	7	8	10	9	8	16	16	9	18	24	18	17	32	34	25	23	30	30	23	41	34	21	28	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 6	E 7	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	56	47	83	50	36	95	—	—	—	63	49	189	258
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Blonde Reef HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Spencer Beach Park HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Papaikou Mill HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	14	16	20	20	20	20	16	16	16	16	20	74	20	20	18	20	14	14	20	20	20	20	20
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island	Kohala Lighthouse	Coast Guard	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls	Kawaihae Breakwater	Browns	Kua Bay	Kua Bay	Kua Bay	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls	Magics	Magics	Kawaihae Breakwater	Kawaihae Breakwater	Kiholo Bay	Magics	Magics	Magics	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls	Magics	Kawaihae Breakwater	Suicides	Kiholo Bay	Kua Bay	Magics
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Jockos Point HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8	7

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