Castles Beach surf break

Castles Beach surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 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 2PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (12 May)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
227
245
220
237
293
316
326
302
270
262
284
290
332
342
362
336
301
294
268
259
252
310
336
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:20PM0.63m
11:15PM0.65m
1:01PM0.74m
11:50PM0.61m
1:42PM0.84m
00:24AM0.57m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.18m
5:45PM0.39m
6:01AM0.12m
6:52PM0.39m
6:29AM0.05m
7:53PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:01
1
Temp °C
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
21
19
20
21
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
19
20
21
21
20
22
23
22
22
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.6
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.5
NW
16
0.6
NNW
16
0.7
NW
15
0.9
NW
15
0.9
NNW
15
1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1
NW
13
Energy kJ
40
106
91
118
114
111
85
83
72
50
47
21
20
25
23
132
177
242
322
382
418
469
437
352
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
17
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
Energy kJ
50
18
16
46
45
20
19
38
38
38
38
15
15
20
76
22
22
34
22
22
22
22
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
9
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
NW
18
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
NW
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
7
20
46
3
2
12
12
11
10
2
8
16
15
50
12
12
12
7
19
30
14
15
14
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
237
227
245
220
237
293
316
326
302
270
262
284
290
332
342
362
336
301
294
268
259
252
310
336
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
41
45
45
49
45
47
47
45
45
45
47
47
47
45
45
41
41
41
41
41
42
41
41
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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