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Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 Feb 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
24.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hakalau today?

The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Feb)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (12 Feb)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.5
ESE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NNE
1.9
E
2.1
NE
Period(s) (?)888888888888109999999910810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)755666659601529477466286398346337266262339465493461471412421281325431830
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
0.43
1:35AM
0.89
12:42PM
0.47
2:03AM
0.95
1:23PM
0.52
2:29AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
0.40
5:49PM
0.20
8:40AM
0.36
6:37PM
0.14
8:51AM
0.33
7:17PM
0.09
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:48
Sunset--6:17-------6:17-------6:19-----
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
21--1-1------111----1--1
Temp. °C222222222221212223232222222121222222222222222222
Feels °C (?)202021212120202121222122222020212121222221222220
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