Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38829229228529423222022018119119119120424016115712112191898993111111
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
0.79
11:33AM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
0.34
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:03----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1112-11-------1---------
Temp. °C252423242525252424242424252525242424242425252524
Feels °C (?)262625262627272625252423242425242424242627262726
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