Papaikou Mill surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Oct 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
26.8° 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 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1
ESE
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)777888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21421521513014299187216285285285271247247247247219224224153149131147147
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
E
0
W
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononglassonononononglassglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
0.65
1:19PM
0.72
2:01AM
0.73
1:42PM
0.69
2:32AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
0.09
7:16AM
0.18
7:40PM
0.05
7:56AM
0.19
7:59PM
0.02
8:35AM
0.21
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:53-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----111111112332--------
Temp. °C252525252525252525252524252525252525242424242525
Feels °C (?)272828282828272727282827282827262728272626272627
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Papaikou Mill (calm at BUOY-ILOH1 6 km from Papaikou Mill). 1.2m 8s swell from the ESE with a 0.8m 10s swell from the NNE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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5 km/h
ESE
Clean
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