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Castles Beach surf break

Castles Beach surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
24.5° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)6666657777777888816151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43404139413728616551525962889395109223358437494522690669
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
0.89
2:49AM
0.50
5:44PM
0.85
2:39AM
0.46
6:53PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
0.43
9:45AM
0.02
1:16AM
0.46
10:24AM
0.07
11:10AM
0.14
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:05--
Sunset6:51-------6:52-------6:52-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C232324232323232323232323232323242424232323232323
Feels °C (?)242425232424242424242626262626262626252525252424
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