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Hapuna surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 HST
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Hapuna surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hapuna sea temperature is
26.0° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hapuna today?

The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)151514141414141413131313131313121716161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44937232125726118318013312011899996766643910713212115382827371
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
0.22
3:41AM
0.76
3:30PM
0.24
4:14AM
0.77
4:08PM
0.27
4:46AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
-0.02
10:55AM
0.07
8:52PM
-0.03
11:21AM
0.05
9:31PM
-0.03
11:48AM
0.04
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:01--
Sunset6:05-------6:05-------6:06-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211918181719222423201918181923242220202019202324
Feels °C (?)171615151416192122181616161722242220201919202324
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