Shacks surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 HST
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Shacks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shacks sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shacks today?

The current surf forecast for Shacks at 4PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (05 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888889999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6916916266266266266106106106106106106866867037037187858768961080110411291044
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
0.85
4:38AM
0.78
5:24PM
0.84
4:57AM
0.70
6:01PM
0.81
5:12AM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.11
10:48PM
0.24
10:53AM
0.12
11:26PM
0.31
11:14AM
0.14
12:06AM
0.38
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:33-------6:33
Sunset--6:24-------6:25-------6:25-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232423232322222223232323222222222323232222222222
Feels °C (?)222322222322222122222222212121212121212121212121
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