Surf Forecasts:
Halawa surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 16 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, ENE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period, ENE swell with 9,580 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 16 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Halawa this week:
The surf forecast for Halawa over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Halawa in the next 16 days are 6.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 8.5m 12s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 20ft (6.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Halawa over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, grab a seat. Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – this 16-day run for the North Shore is a tough one to call. The whole period is dominated by persistent onshore and cross-shore winds, with only one brief window of clean conditions that's just too small to bother with. Honestly, the best thing I can say is that the water temp is sitting at 80° (0.4° anomaly – about average for this time of year), so at least a dip won't be cold.
Let’s run through it. Starting from Monday the 10th through to Saturday the 16th, we’ve got a long stretch of weak, short-period swell, mostly around 0.7 ft to 1 ft from the NNW with a combined energy barely hitting 47. Winds are cross or cross-on, mostly from the ENE at 16-31 mph, with Friday the 14th even bringing a risk of thunderstorms and near-gale force northerlies. The surf is consistently described as "poor surf conditions" – it's just not happening. Sunday the 16th does offer a brief flicker of hope with light southerly offshores and a clean look, but the swell is a tiny 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft from the west. It’s a tease, not a session.
Then from Monday the 17th right through to Tuesday the 25th, the trade winds kick in hard from the east and ENE, blowing 16-22 mph. This keeps the surf messy with a lumpy cross-chop. The swell does push up a bit mid-week, hitting around 5 ft to 6 ft from the ENE on Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th, with combined energy climbing into the 200s and even hitting 770 on Friday morning. But here’s the kicker: that's a short-period (6-7 seconds) windswell with fresh cross-onshore winds. The wave comment is "poor surf conditions" for every single slot. For a beach and reef setup like Halawa, that’s more of a kite-surfing chop than a paddle-surfing wave.
The only possible standout, and I say "possible" with a grimace, is that the bigger energy days (770 on Friday morning, 428 on Monday the 17th) do show some grunt, but the quality is ruined by the wind. There’s no clean, groomed wave to recommend. This is one of those rare blanks – a full 16-day stretch where the conditions just don’t align. It’s uncommon for the area, but when the trades lock in like this, it happens. Stay patient, mate.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | ENE 11 | W 12 | W 12 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 141 | 192 | 154 | 210 | 229 | 289 | 397 | 754 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 4592 | 26 | 11 | 993 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54PM0.97m | 00:51AM0.50m | 2:28PM0.98m | 1:43AM0.55m | 2:58PM0.97m | 2:31AM0.59m | 3:26PM0.92m | 3:18AM0.63m | 3:50PM0.86m | 4:04AM0.65m | 4:10PM0.79m | 4:52AM0.65m | 4:25PM0.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.35m | 7:04AM0.01m | 9:06PM0.31m | 7:49AM0.02m | 9:30PM0.28m | 8:31AM0.07m | 9:54PM0.24m | 9:10AM0.14m | 10:18PM0.22m | 9:48AM0.24m | 10:42PM0.20m | 10:26AM0.33m | 11:07PM0.19m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 88 | 57 | 54 | 81 | 73 | 65 | 121 | 103 | 85 | 78 | 113 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 53 | 17 | 993 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 106 | 64 | 55 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 25 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 7 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | 13 | 26 | 11 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | 302 | 308 | 272 | 269 | 239 | 141 | 192 | 154 | 210 | 229 | 289 | 397 | 754 | 2088 | 2209 | 3124 | 4216 | 4592 | 20117 | 3457 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 47 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 56 | 31 | 70 | 70 | 234 | 136 | 39 | 33 | 0 |
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The above surf forecast table for Halawa provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Halawa can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Halawa surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Halawa) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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