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Kapaniah surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 20 Dec 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
26.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kapaniah today?

The current surf forecast for Kapaniah at 4PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (20 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.4
NNE
1.3
N
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)1111111313131212121212111111111111111111111077
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)492483418503961917726607596520438431361348342287282282329388452353311277
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
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-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
0.45
4:12AM
0.95
3:01PM
0.45
4:45AM
0.94
3:39PM
0.45
5:16AM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.34
8:37PM
0.04
11:11AM
0.34
9:09PM
0.05
11:46AM
0.34
9:41PM
0.08
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset--5:46-------5:47-------5:47-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------111-
Temp. °C262525242423232425252424242323242525242323232223
Feels °C (?)282727242423222424232222222120212224232120201819
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