Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 09 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 1PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)5s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)856688877777778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)285148192199313242191234242242272352387503505416319263263277263232226196
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.75
9:32AM
0.38
11:03PM
0.79
11:33AM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.28
7:40AM
0.37
2:29PM
0.33
6:45AM
0.34
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise-6:07-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset----6:36-------6:37-------6:37---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-2284312----------
Temp. °C242526262524242322222323232424242324252524252424
Feels °C (?)212122242322232221192022222525252627292927282626
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