Hapuna surf break

Hapuna surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 22 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hapuna today?

The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3303302612532362292222191491471451421369996815555555453333025
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
0
S
5
W
15
WNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
SW
0
N
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNE
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
0.68
7:09PM
0.41
6:49AM
0.60
8:08PM
0.46
7:22AM
0.51
9:16PM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
0.01
12:28AM
0.14
1:40PM
0.00
1:35AM
0.21
2:13PM
-0.00
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
Sunrise-7:00-------7:00-------7:00------
Sunset----6:07-------6:08-------6:09---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C222224252423232323232424242423232423262625242423
Feels °C (?)242526252524242424242525262625252625272626272726
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