Kapaniah surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 HST
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Kapaniah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kapaniah sea temperature is
26.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kapaniah today?

The current surf forecast for Kapaniah at 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Fri
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
NNW
1.8
N
2.1
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.8
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)121212121212121214141316161615141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)628628538464389594604566780725617165122652386198916911288943811572511425341324
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
0.95
1:29PM
0.65
2:51AM
1.02
2:03PM
0.59
3:35AM
1.05
2:37PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.30
7:44PM
-0.02
9:19AM
0.30
8:17PM
-0.04
10:15AM
0.32
8:52PM
-0.04
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Fri
07
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:45---
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242526252525252424242625252424242425262625252525
Feels °C (?)242626252626252322212423242223222223232423242527
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