Hulihee Palace surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (17 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
144
137
135
137
196
193
188
183
183
136
246
277
125
123
166
236
236
180
180
160
239
239
210
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
S
5
NW
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:39AM0.20m
4:45PM0.78m
4:31AM0.17m
5:34PM0.77m
5:29AM0.15m
6:25PM0.74m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.03m
9:10AM-0.10m
00:14AM0.02m
9:51AM-0.08m
1:14AM0.02m
10:37AM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
30
29
28
30
28
29
29
30
28
29
29
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
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
Energy kJ
96
144
137
135
137
196
193
188
183
183
136
246
277
125
123
166
236
236
180
180
160
239
239
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
S
6
0.4
SW
21
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
11
12
12
52
12
117
7
33
18
63
101
96
96
87
51
51
3
80
101
99
101
17
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
S
6
0.4
SW
14
0.3
S
6
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
6
0.3
SW
19
0.2
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
11
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
53
53
53
12
54
7
72
62
61
6
59
3
75
75
75
72
31
11
80
49
31
5
5
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
NW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
3
7
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
5
97
100
46
7
96
0
1
6
118
46
118
118
96
0
0
0
118
130
20
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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