Hulihee Palace surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 HST
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Hulihee Palace surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hulihee Palace sea temperature is
26.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hulihee Palace today?

The current surf forecast for Hulihee Palace at 8PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (18 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
277
125
123
125
236
236
180
180
160
239
236
210
213
213
156
156
105
102
102
134
147
132
132
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
W
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
S
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:34PM0.77m
5:29AM0.15m
6:25PM0.74m
6:41AM0.15m
7:18PM0.69m
Low Tide
9:51AM-0.08m
1:14AM0.02m
10:37AM-0.05m
2:14AM0.02m
11:29AM0.01m
3:10AM0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:53
6:53
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
25
24
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
30
29
29
29
28
27
29
30
28
29
30
28
28
28
26
28
28
28
30
28
28
28
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
246
277
125
123
125
236
236
180
180
160
239
236
210
213
213
156
156
105
102
102
134
147
132
132
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
96
96
87
51
51
17
80
101
99
101
7
7
7
25
41
103
62
103
102
96
67
56
56
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
6
75
75
75
72
31
11
80
49
7
5
5
10
4
4
41
25
4
4
10
2
6
17
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
S
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.6
NNW
3
0.3
S
14
0.2
NNW
9
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
8
8
17
8
3
36
3
4
7
35
8
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
118
46
18
20
96
0
0
0
118
121
118
5
100
100
1
0
18
130
0
0
0
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
1
1
4
3
2
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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