Kawaihae Breakwater surf break

Kawaihae Breakwater surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 HST
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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
25.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (03 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (03 Feb)7ft (2.1m)15s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.9
WNW
0.5
NW
1.3
WNW
1
NNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)1671581513141515151414141414141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73841122214117789471808139612791072996886785928810862813637618321253245169
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
0
N
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
0.76
5:37PM
0.41
5:44AM
0.69
6:21PM
0.45
6:13AM
0.61
7:07PM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
-0.02
11:59AM
-0.00
11:08PM
0.03
12:25PM
0.00
11:55PM
0.09
12:51PM
0.02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:58-------6:56-------6:56----
Sunset------6:15-------6:15-------6:16-
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C242424232425242322212021242524232222222224252423
Feels °C (?)232222242626252320181719232526252323232324252525
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