Castles Beach surf break

Castles Beach surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Castles Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Castles Beach at 7AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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)
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
E
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
437
522
576
639
686
719
763
850
871
889
889
939
1046
1120
1147
1024
953
953
891
827
789
887
887
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:08AM0.41m
6:33PM0.85m
4:03AM0.37m
7:29PM0.80m
6:51AM0.35m
8:23PM0.75m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.40m
10:16AM0.07m
3:16AM0.37m
11:05AM0.16m
3:54AM0.33m
12:06PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:04
7:05
Temp °C
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
21
21
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
NNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
Energy kJ
45
78
78
42
65
65
45
44
42
25
19
19
19
9
44
42
42
42
20
27
30
30
30
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
17
Energy kJ
30
41
41
29
20
19
18
24
22
25
46
46
51
48
9
9
10
10
17
16
25
14
14
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
42
3
3
21
25
24
25
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
25
15
25
24
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
E
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
416
437
522
576
639
686
719
763
850
871
889
889
939
1046
1120
1147
1024
953
953
891
827
789
887
887
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
Distance (km)
42
41
45
47
50
50
51
123
123
125
125
128
123
127
262
126
50
49
49
155
127
207
154
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
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