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Kawaihae Breakwater Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Kawaihae Breakwater surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kawaihae Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kawaihae Breakwater sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kawaihae Breakwater today?
The current surf forecast for Kawaihae Breakwater at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kawaihae Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | NW 10 | NNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | |
22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 25 | 36 | 34 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:48PM0.67m | 6:44AM0.19m | 7:37PM0.64m | 7:58AM0.18m | 8:31PM0.61m | 9:38AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.11m | 11:37AM0.07m | 3:42AM0.11m | 12:22PM0.11m | 4:37AM0.10m | 1:30PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | NW 13 | N 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
 kJ | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 35 | 65 | 63 | 39 | 61 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NW 15 | NE 4 | NW 14 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NW 13 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 73 | 33 | 28 | 62 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | N 9 | WNW 17 | NW 10 | NNW 16 | NNW 12 | NW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 9 | NNE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 86 | 86 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 86 | 86 |
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