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Hapuna Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Hapuna surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hapuna today?
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 6AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
0 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:55AM0.19m | 6:45PM0.82m | 7:04AM0.19m | 7:40PM0.76m | 8:29AM0.21m | 8:36PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.02m | 11:03AM-0.04m | 2:26AM0.03m | 11:55AM0.01m | 3:24AM0.03m | 12:58PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 18 | 19 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 70 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 100 | 119 | 36 | 63 | 43 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 41 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | 43 | 115 | 142 | 171 | 167 | 163 | 176 | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 41 | 93 | 130 | 93 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 87 | 93 | 32 | 32 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 96 | 44 | 32 | 32 |
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