Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 May 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 7AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.8
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
194
194
221
190
194
197
330
392
680
659
520
504
377
309
299
243
215
174
171
157
157
160
154
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
ENE
0
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:17AM0.44m
7:31PM0.81m
5:32AM0.40m
8:33PM0.80m
9:03AM0.41m
9:31PM0.79m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.43m
11:09AM0.22m
4:32AM0.40m
11:59AM0.28m
4:50AM0.36m
1:29PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:48
5:47
5:47
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6:45
6:45
6:45
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
24
24
25
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
Energy kJ
168
194
194
221
190
194
194
190
392
680
659
520
504
377
309
299
137
137
137
134
157
157
160
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
NW
17
0.6
NW
16
0.6
NW
16
0.9
NW
15
1.1
NNW
12
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
Energy kJ
65
65
65
135
208
196
318
330
199
199
168
137
137
137
137
137
243
215
174
171
143
138
130
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NW
17
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.7
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
0.8
NW
15
0.8
NW
14
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
N
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
17
17
107
48
46
133
197
255
251
13
13
12
12
11
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
7
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
0
72
122
122
96
75
0
0
0
0
20
20
20
20
20
20
14
20
20
166
158
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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