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Hapuna surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hapuna today?
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 113 | 105 | 100 | 122 | 150 | 103 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 53 | 47 | 43 | 39 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:25AM 0.63 | 10:02PM 0.31 | 9:12AM 0.56 | 11:18PM 0.39 | 10:00AM 0.48 | 12:16AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:56PM 0.05 | 2:25AM 0.21 | 4:35PM 0.05 | 4:08AM 0.27 | 5:09PM 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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