Big Island Kohala · Big Island · Hawaii
Hapuna Surf Report & Forecast, Big Island Kohala, Hawaii
Hapuna, Big Island Kohala, Hawaii: 0–1 ft faces (0 ft Hawaiian scale), at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.4 ft at 13 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 16 mph offshore wind from the east, gusting 27 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.0 ft at 10:53 am.
0–1 ft
- Swell
- 0.4 ft · 13 s · WNWplus 0.3 ft · 12 s · NNW
- Wind
- 16 mph (E), gusts 27offshore
- Tide
- 1.1 ft fallinglow 1.0 ft at 10:53 am
- Water
- 80°Frashguard
- Air
- 71°Ffeels like 62°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 5:45 pm
Hapuna surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Hapuna: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Hapuna: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 27 | 2.6 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (E), gusts 27 | 2.1 ft |
| 8 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (E), gusts 27 | 1.7 ft |
| 9 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (E), gusts 22 | 1.3 ft |
| 10 amnow | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 1.1 ft |
| 11 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE), gusts 12 | 1.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 11 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.3 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph onshore (W), gusts 18 | 1.4 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 17 | 1.5 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 13 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph onshore (NW) | 1.3 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 1.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (E), gusts 21 | 2.7 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (E), gusts 21 | 2.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (E), gusts 20 | 1.9 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 20 | 1.5 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 1.1 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 18 | 1.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 23 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 27 | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 25 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 22 | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 21 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 20 | 1.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 1.2 ft |
Hapuna waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Hapuna arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 0.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 16 s
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Hapuna surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Hapuna: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 10 at 1 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Hapuna are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 13 s · WSW | 16 mph offshore (E), gusts 27 | 11 mph onshore (W), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 11 s · W | 10 mph offshore (E), gusts 20 | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 25 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 14 s · WNW | 21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 38 | 23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 41 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 16 s · NW | 10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 18 | 15 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 27 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 15 s · WNW | 8 mph offshore (NE), gusts 18 | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 21 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 13 s · WNW | 8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 8 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 12 s · WNW | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 15 | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 11 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 15 s · N | 9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 20 | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 15 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | calm | 7 mph onshore (W) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Hapuna are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Hapuna tide chart and tide times
Tides at Hapuna today, Monday, Nov 9: high 3.1 ft at 3:50 am, low 1.0 ft at 10:53 am, high 1.5 ft at 3:16 pm and low 0.5 ft at 8:56 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.1 ft and falling.
Hapuna tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 3.1 ft at 3:50 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:53 amHigh 1.5 ft at 3:16 pmLow 0.5 ft at 8:56 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 3.0 ft at 4:22 amLow 1.0 ft at 11:34 amHigh 1.4 ft at 3:52 pmLow 0.5 ft at 9:29 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.9 ft at 4:58 amLow 1.0 ft at 12:20 pmHigh 1.3 ft at 4:15 pmLow 0.5 ft at 9:53 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.8 ft at 5:36 amLow 1.0 ft at 1:17 pmHigh 1.2 ft at 4:54 pmLow 0.6 ft at 10:22 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.7 ft at 6:20 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:19 pmHigh 1.2 ft at 5:37 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10:55 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.6 ft at 7:05 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:24 pmHigh 1.1 ft at 6:56 pmLow 0.9 ft at 11:32 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.6 ft at 7:55 amLow 1.0 ft at 4:21 pmHigh 1.2 ft at 8:59 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.1 ft at 12:32 amHigh 2.4 ft at 8:46 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:54 pmHigh 1.4 ft at 10:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.3 ft at 2:05 amHigh 2.3 ft at 9:38 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Hapuna water temperature
The water temperature at Hapuna is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 62°F and a 16 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Hapuna
- Spencer Beach Park2.1 mi N · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Suicides3.7 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Anaehoomalu Bay6.6 mi SW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Kiholo Bay12 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Pololu Valley16 mi NNE · 4–5 ft · Poor
- Waimanu Bay16 mi NE · 4 ft · Poor
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About Hapuna
Hapuna is a beach break on the Kohala of the Big Island, Hawaii, facing west.
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