Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Hawaii today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
144
187
189
193
236
268
255
533
499
266
250
222
330
154
154
243
217
217
217
147
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM0.10m
11:24PM0.26m
11:13AM0.13m
11:44PM0.22m
12:35PM0.16m
6:18PM0.16m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.10m
2:11PM0.07m
8:22AM0.12m
2:51PM0.11m
8:10AM0.13m
3:14PM0.15m
7:52PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:04
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
29
30
30
28
27
27
26
26
30
32
31
28
28
27
26
27
31
32
31
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
29
29
29
30
29
28
29
31
30
29
29
28
28
29
30
30
28
28
28
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