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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 Tuesday 19 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
26.3° 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 5PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). 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 (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
31 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:45PM0.82m | 7:04AM0.19m | 7:40PM0.76m | 8:29AM0.21m | 8:36PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM-0.04m | 2:26AM0.03m | 11:55AM0.01m | 3:24AM0.03m | 12:58PM0.09m | 4:17AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
29 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 27 | 53 | 68 | 70 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 75 | 19 | 20 | 36 | 52 | 29 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | N 10 | N 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 12 | SSW 13 | N 11 | SSW 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | S 12 | S 12 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 99 | 65 | — | 54 | 43 | 149 | 191 | 171 | 171 | 176 | 140 | 232 | 232 | 184 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 130 | 93 | 41 | 46 | 32 | 41 | 87 | 96 | 32 | 104 | 32 | 41 | 32 | 44 | 32 | 41 | 130 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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