Hapuna Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.00° N 155.83° W

Hapuna 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hapuna sea temperature is
27.3° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Hapuna today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
13
0.8
SW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
W
13
0.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
47
23
14
28
46
43
42
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
30
25
31
57
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:24PM0.51m
7:40AM0.53m
6:51PM0.41m
8:37AM0.54m
7:15PM0.33m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.16m
00:54AM0.02m
1:40PM0.21m
1:21AM0.04m
3:09PM0.25m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:50
6:50
 mm
2
4
12
3
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
32
32
31
31
33
30
29
30
32
33
31
28
27
27
27
28
30
30
30
28
27
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