Hapuna surf break

Hapuna surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast 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 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 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
WNW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)161212121214141417161716161615151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29156565647113104116148264117353242720624489476395384313257253219172
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
0.57
10:13AM
0.25
1:05AM
0.62
11:53AM
0.21
1:49AM
0.67
1:12PM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
0.05
8:06AM
0.24
4:55PM
0.05
9:05AM
0.19
5:45PM
0.04
9:38AM
0.14
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----7:00-------7:00-------7:01--
Sunset6:00-------6:01-------6:02-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------2--------------
Temp. °C242323222223252524232322212224252423222222222425
Feels °C (?)262626242424252626242422202225272725242424242626
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