Halape Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.27° N 155.28° W

Halape Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Halape sea temperature is
26.9° C
0.6° 

Halape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Halape surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period, ENE swell with 5,424 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 14 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Halape this week:

The surf forecast for Halape over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Halape in the next 16 days are 5.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (HST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Fri 14th Aug)5.5ft (1.7m) 10s
Best Surf 5AM (Sat 15th Aug)10ft (3.0m) 11s
Most Powerful 5AM (Sun 16th Aug)16ft (5.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Halape over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
2
1
1
3
4
3
4
4
4
0
4
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
0.6
S
19
1
S
18
1
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.9
E
11
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
E
11
3
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
2.5
E
10
2.1
E
9
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
267
620
566
879
697
653
846
768
841
1887
3152
2842
3790
1199
683
422
324
266
253
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
15
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
30
N
25
WNW
25
S
5
NE
5
SE
10
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:07PM1.09m
3:07AM0.61m
3:43PM1.08m
3:51AM0.67m
4:17PM1.03m
4:34AM0.72m
4:48PM0.95m
5:16AM0.75m
5:17PM0.86m
6:00AM0.76m
5:43PM0.76m
6:47AM0.75m
6:06PM0.66m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.14m
8:53AM0.01m
10:19PM0.11m
9:38AM0.04m
10:48PM0.10m
10:22AM0.10m
11:17PM0.10m
11:05AM0.18m
11:44PM0.11m
11:50AM0.27m
00:11AM0.13m
12:39PM0.36m
00:38AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:51
6:50
6:49
6:49
6:47
6:46
 mm
1
3
29
39
8
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
26
30
30
26
30
31
27
31
31
28
28
28
26
26
28
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
25
28
26
24
29
29
25
31
32
29
30
28
28
31
32
30
28
26
23
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 
submit an eyeball surf report

Quick surf report for Halape:

join our community of surf reporters

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Halape surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Information about the Halape Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Halape provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Halape can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Halape surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Halape) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Halape may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Halape is 54 km (34 miles) from Hilo. If you plan a vacation in Big Island, look for hotels and other accommodation in Hilo. Hilo has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

Nearest locationNearest