Hapuna surf break

Hapuna surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 17 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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hapuna today?

The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131217161616151414141413131313121716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1201181169967666439107132121153828273788985856742397667
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
0.24
4:14AM
0.77
4:08PM
0.27
4:46AM
0.78
4:48PM
0.30
5:17AM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
-0.03
11:21AM
0.05
9:31PM
-0.03
11:48AM
0.04
10:10PM
-0.02
12:15PM
0.03
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:01--
Sunset6:05-------6:06-------6:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C231919181819232323212020202023232322212121202425
Feels °C (?)211616151617232224222020202023222324232222212524
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