Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.5° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
178
305
297
219
264
359
264
322
365
423
434
434
381
381
403
403
365
334
334
334
300
268
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:44PM0.26m
1:26PM0.25m
2:02PM0.25m
Low Tide
1:39AM-0.01m
2:07AM0.00m
2:27AM0.03m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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6:41
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6:43
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 mm
1
1
2
2
2
1
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2
1
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1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
31
31
30
30
30
30
31
29
28
28
29
30
30
30
29
30
30
29
30
30
30
31
32
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