Castles Beach surf break

Castles Beach surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 HST
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Castles Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castles Beach sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castles Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castles Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
350
350
350
310
330
291
291
256
256
262
344
418
584
559
473
427
427
394
373
373
333
316
285
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:09PM0.95m
1:32AM0.50m
3:56PM0.96m
2:04AM0.47m
4:46PM0.94m
2:36AM0.44m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.39m
8:11AM-0.05m
10:51PM0.40m
8:51AM-0.04m
00:02AM0.41m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:02
7:02
7:02
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
25
24
24
24
24
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
1.6
ENE
8
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
Energy kJ
383
350
350
350
310
330
291
291
256
39
38
344
18
17
16
20
20
43
48
23
36
19
31
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
NW
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
58
58
58
46
42
41
21
42
41
8
10
24
43
21
20
8
8
17
24
18
18
18
18
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
NNW
10
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
SE
7
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
17
10
26
26
14
31
42
9
8
44
22
44
25
22
41
20
18
37
10
37
2
17
28
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
7
Energy kJ
256
262
418
584
559
473
427
427
394
373
373
333
316
285
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
18
18
18
15
18
0
18
18
18
41
18
41
41
41
41
18
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
9
2
1
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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