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Papaikou Mill Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Papaikou Mill surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Papaikou Mill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papaikou Mill sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Papaikou Mill today?
The current surf forecast for Papaikou Mill at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Papaikou Mill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | |
65 | 120 | 123 | 117 | 136 | 183 | 188 | 150 | 126 | 100 | 147 | 125 | 121 | 143 | 143 | 117 | 75 | 75 | 86 | 245 | 197 | 203 | 77 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:50AM0.59m | 1:52PM0.66m | 1:18AM0.55m | 2:26PM0.73m | 1:45AM0.51m | 2:57PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM-0.05m | 7:50PM0.16m | 7:38AM-0.09m | 8:33PM0.16m | 8:01AM-0.11m | 9:14PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 65 | 120 | 123 | 117 | 136 | 183 | 188 | 150 | 126 | 100 | 147 | 125 | 121 | 143 | 143 | 117 | 65 | 75 | 86 | 121 | 197 | 203 | 77 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 9 | NNW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 55 | 35 | 41 | 79 | 61 | 53 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 35 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 79 | 29 | 58 | 38 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 53 | 51 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 27 | 57 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 109 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 245 | 139 | 138 | 77 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 95 | 7 | 205 | 95 | 177 | 99 | 207 | 99 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 169 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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