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Hapuna surf break

Hapuna surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 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
25.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hapuna today?

The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 9AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (08 Dec)--
Evening (08 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131212161515151514141414131317171613161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17171717002559585957819976918811176113105100122150104
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
S
5
S
0
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crossglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49AM
0.78
7:16PM
0.22
7:37AM
0.71
8:36PM
0.25
8:25AM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
-0.02
2:23PM
0.04
12:05AM
0.05
3:11PM
0.04
1:06AM
0.13
3:56PM
0.05
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise---6:46-------6:46-------6:47----
Sunset------5:44-------5:44-------5:44-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222222627252222222223262625232322222324252423
Feels °C (?)252322222627272322232223262626252624242624252525
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