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Richardsons surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 HSTForecast 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Richardsons today?
The current surf forecast for Richardsons at 2PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Richardsons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 258 | 248 | 245 | 314 | 310 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 229 | 273 | 318 | 264 | 246 | 225 | 190 | 195 | 165 | 169 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 147 | 144 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:31AM 0.74 | 9:31PM 0.38 | 9:22AM 0.72 | 10:54PM 0.49 | 10:11AM 0.68 | 11:52PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:07PM 0.20 | 2:12AM 0.26 | 4:39PM 0.14 | 3:54AM 0.30 | 5:10PM 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sun 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
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