Hakalau surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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
26.3° 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: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)999888888887111111101010777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226193193184180156138138123120143140176169163122121121125139168189206381
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
WSW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
0.67
1:40AM
0.89
12:50PM
0.63
2:09AM
0.94
1:19PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10AM
0.39
6:41PM
0.13
7:54AM
0.37
7:04PM
0.10
8:34AM
0.36
7:28PM
0.08
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
Sunrise-6:28-------6:30-------6:30------
Sunset----5:39-------5:39-------5:39---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-----1---111------136103341
Temp. °C232425252424242424242424242424242424242221212222
Feels °C (?)242525252525252526242324242525252524242322222224
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