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Hapuna surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hapuna today?
The current surf forecast for Hapuna at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 65 | 64 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:12AM 0.56 | 11:18PM 0.39 | 10:00AM 0.48 | 12:16AM 0.48 | 10:51AM 0.41 | 1:00AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:35PM 0.05 | 4:08AM 0.27 | 5:09PM 0.04 | 5:57AM 0.27 | 5:39PM 0.03 | 7:28AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
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