Salailua Surf Break

Salailua Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 13.72° S 172.62° W

Issued: 6 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salailua sea temperature is
29.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Salailua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Salailua surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 18 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 12 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, S swell with 6,099 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salailua this week:

The surf forecast for Salailua over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Salailua in the next 16 days are 3.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 12) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jun 15) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (+13) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4PM (Wed 17th Jun)2.5ft (0.8m) 11s
Best Surf 4PM (Thu 18th Jun)3.5ft (1.0m) 18s
Most Powerful10AM (Fri 12th Jun)11ft (3.5m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salailua over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
23
1.8
S
20
3.5
S
17
3.5
S
16
3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.5
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
9
1.6
S
12
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SE
9
2
SE
8
1.4
S
11
2
SE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1297
2483
6099
5403
3934
1864
2168
800
738
773
861
502
451
654
443
465
550
174
167
127
368
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
SE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
35
ENE
40
NNE
0
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:26AM1.23m
3:56PM1.11m
4:19AM1.30m
4:52PM1.15m
5:12AM1.36m
5:48PM1.17m
6:06AM1.39m
6:44PM1.18m
7:01AM1.40m
7:41PM1.17m
7:57AM1.37m
8:39PM1.16m
8:55AM1.33m
Low Tide
9:04PM0.19m
9:49AM0.14m
9:58PM0.15m
10:44AM0.06m
10:52PM0.10m
11:39AM-0.00m
11:47PM0.08m
12:34PM-0.04m
00:42AM0.07m
1:30PM-0.04m
1:37AM0.08m
2:26PM-0.02m
2:35AM0.12m
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rain showers
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:50
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6:50
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6:50
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6:50
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6:50
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6:50
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6:08
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6:09
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6:09
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6:10
 mm
—
2
2
2
5
2
1
1
2
2
5
—
2
4
2
4
11
6
6
2
—
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
26
26
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
21
21
22
23
26
26
26
27
30
33
33
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.8
S
20
3.5
S
17
1.4
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
2.2
S
14
0.9
SW
15
1.2
S
13
1.6
S
12
0.8
SW
16
0.9
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
11
0.6
SW
15
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
12
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
12
Energy kJ
1158
2483
6099
940
620
1864
309
459
738
302
229
456
451
188
443
465
550
135
167
121
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
23
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
0.3
NNE
10
0.2
N
10
1
SW
15
0.3
NNE
10
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
16
0.2
S
19
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.8
S
12
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SW
19
Energy kJ
1297
1036
1012
21
8
429
19
203
291
29
99
269
233
140
121
116
104
174
95
64
368
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.3
NNE
11
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NNE
10
0.2
NNW
12
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.2
NNE
6
0.5
S
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
S
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
S
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
40
48
22
7
17
18
14
154
96
8
152
206
206
4
92
96
112
152
116
127
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
—
3.5
S
16
3
S
15
1.8
SE
7
2.5
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
9
1.9
SE
8
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SE
9
2
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
N
5
Energy kJ
346
278
—
5403
3934
317
2168
800
407
773
861
502
443
654
78
48
26
25
22
15
14
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Information about the Salailua Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Salailua provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Salailua can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Salailua surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Salailua) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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