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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 pm Sunday 17 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hapuna today?
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 4PM is: 0.2m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | |
33 | 32 | 45 | 45 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 59 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:03PM0.88m | 4:56AM0.21m | 5:53PM0.86m | 5:55AM0.19m | 6:45PM0.82m | 7:04AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM-0.10m | 00:26AM0.02m | 10:16AM-0.08m | 1:26AM0.02m | 11:03AM-0.04m | 2:26AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | 6:53 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NNE 5 |
 kJ | 53 | 17 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 84 | 62 | 55 | 46 | 64 | 54 | 52 | 34 | 15 | 38 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 60 | 31 | 17 | 67 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 59 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 44 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 32 | 45 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 93 | 3 | 60 | 93 | 84 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 93 | 104 | 47 | 49 | 60 | 41 | 44 | 41 |
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