Kahuku Ranch surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 HST
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Kahuku Ranch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kahuku Ranch sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kahuku Ranch today?

The current surf forecast for Kahuku Ranch at 4AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)171717161616151414141414131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1621531591511441401912362361801731611181161141148279583737363635
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
NW
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
0
NW
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
0.61
6:36PM
0.91
6:00AM
0.52
7:37PM
0.86
6:42AM
0.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
0.23
11:32AM
0.04
1:13AM
0.30
12:08PM
0.08
2:44AM
0.35
12:55PM
0.14
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:22----
Sunset------6:34-------6:34-------6:34-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
314111221---2342--------
Temp. °C252425252525242322222323232423232222222324242423
Feels °C (?)282628282627262523232523252724222020212223242220
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