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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 Monday 18 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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hapuna today?
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | |
37 | 59 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:53PM0.86m | 5:55AM0.19m | 6:45PM0.82m | 7:04AM0.19m | 7:40PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM-0.08m | 1:26AM0.02m | 11:03AM-0.04m | 2:26AM0.03m | 11:55AM0.01m | 3:24AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | 6:53 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | 52 | 66 | 64 | 51 | 28 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 62 | 34 | 18 | 32 | 58 | 104 | 34 | 18 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | N 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 12 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 59 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 37 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | N 11 | SSW 13 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 8 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 51 | 145 | — | 49 | 52 | 88 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 3 | 32 | 60 | 81 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 93 | 96 | 93 | 41 | 87 | 87 | 45 | 41 | 32 | 104 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 45 | 44 | 32 |
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