Hapuna surf break

Hapuna surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 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
27.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hapuna today?

The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 3PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.2
SSW
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)16151515151514141414668121313131111111110168
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24222222212120201919000017171700000250
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
0
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.69
2:04AM
0.32
2:17PM
0.69
2:41AM
0.39
2:51PM
0.67
3:15AM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
0.04
7:23AM
0.04
9:05PM
0.03
8:13AM
0.03
9:27PM
0.02
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--6:23-------6:22-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282927252524232529282726252424262828272626252526
Feels °C (?)283129282827242729302929282626282828302930292930
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 5 km away suggest it is still onshore at Hapuna (light winds from the SW at BUOY-KWHH1). 0.2m 15s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.

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