Empty Lots Surf Forecast

/ HAW – Oahu (122 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Empty Lots surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 May 2026 HST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Empty Lots sea temperature is 25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Empty Lots today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 22s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Empty Lots at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (28 May)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (28 May)	1.5ft (0.4m)	22s

Table - waves today at Empty Lots. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night).
	Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	192	187	187	181	138	143	157	332	445	436	515	618	745	730	693	661	627	632	617	589	555	437	427	421
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	1:14AM0.35m					2:43PM0.72m			1:55AM0.32m					3:15PM0.74m				2:34AM0.30m				3:48PM0.75m
Low Tide			7:14AM0.06m					9:48PM0.22m			7:42AM0.06m					10:30PM0.20m				8:12AM0.05m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	25	25	25	24	23	23	23	24	25	25	25	23	23	23	23	23	25	26	25	24	24
Feels °C	20	20	20	23	22	22	21	21	22	20	21	22	21	22	20	21	22	23	21	23	24	23	24	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 13	S 12	E 7	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 21	S 21	S 21	E 7	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	168	136	109	138	103	103	102	332	445	436	111	618	745	730	693	661	627	632	617	589	555	437	427	421
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	NW 12	S 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 20	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 7	E 8	E 7
kJ	121	117	95	105	90	90	69	100	67	65	515	61	61	60	60	121	116	72	71	69	68	86	72	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 12	S 23	S 23	SSW 22	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	S 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NNW 10	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	25	40	40	92	97	94	157	65	61	61	63	60	31	31	30	30	29	28	26	25	19	67	66	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	—	—	E 8
kJ	192	187	187	181	138	143	145	118	113	117	200	111	138	145	143	121	100	103	103	86	83	—	—	89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Tracks HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Blackrocks HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Blackrocks HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Tracks HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Turtles Reef HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty HAW - Oahu	Duds Reef HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	13	14	13	13	21	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	21	21	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Klausmeyers	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Nanakuli Blackrocks	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Kaena Point	Makaha (Outside)	Kaena Point	Pipeline
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	7

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