Papaikou Mill surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 HST
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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
26.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Papaikou Mill today?

The current surf forecast for Papaikou Mill at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)209208201202234263231206221193188184192180165154136136159155153169185150
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononononglassglasscrossonononononcrosscrossglasscrossoncross-
on
ononcross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
0.64
4:45PM
0.69
5:36AM
0.64
5:03PM
0.61
6:24AM
0.63
5:16PM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
0.18
11:11PM
0.08
11:22AM
0.26
11:36PM
0.09
12:09PM
0.34
12:03AM
0.10
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset----6:39-------6:38-------6:38---
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C242526262525252424252626252524242325262726252424
Feels °C (?)272828272728282626282727262826262527262627272727
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Papaikou Mill (light winds from the W at BUOY-ILOH1 6 km from Papaikou Mill). 1.5m 8s swell from the ESE with a 0.5m 8s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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W
Clean
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