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Hulihee Palace surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hulihee Palace today?

The current surf forecast for Hulihee Palace at 11PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)111313131414141413131313131313161615161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3985858789939796851218484123125173129122215239272264203264264
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
0.71
5:26AM
0.19
6:42PM
0.69
6:27AM
0.15
7:43PM
0.66
7:57AM
0.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.07
10:56AM
-0.05
2:30AM
0.07
11:42AM
-0.01
3:48AM
0.06
12:42PM
0.04
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset6:43-------6:43-------6:43-------
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252524242424252524242424242425252524242424242425
Feels °C (?)282827272826272626272727272727282827282727272627
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