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H-Reef surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
H-Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's H-Reef sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at H-Reef today?
The current surf forecast for H-Reef at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at H-Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1236 | 1006 | 905 | 878 | 864 | 990 | 956 | 850 | 782 | 769 | 568 | 558 | 396 | 308 | 322 | 266 | 235 | 289 | 305 | 392 | 377 | 392 | 337 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:39AM 0.74 | 10:10PM 0.49 | 8:17AM 0.68 | 11:34PM 0.59 | 8:57AM 0.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:55PM 0.36 | 3:29PM 0.29 | 1:25AM 0.47 | 4:03PM 0.25 | 3:58AM 0.53 | 4:33PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
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