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Richardsons surf break

Richardsons surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Richardsons surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Richardsons sea temperature is
25.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Richardsons today?

The current surf forecast for Richardsons at 1AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141414161615141413131313121212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84882766157347245935234746070629975210021019943700632538490392245199147112
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
SE
15
ESE
10
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
0.62
8:34AM
0.40
12:45AM
0.69
10:20AM
0.35
1:24AM
0.75
11:46AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.08
7:13AM
0.40
4:34PM
0.06
8:13AM
0.34
5:26PM
0.03
8:36AM
0.30
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset5:58-------5:59-------6:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------131------11----
Temp. °C242322222223242524222122222222222322222222222526
Feels °C (?)232323232325242525212021212123222525252321212222
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