Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 9PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
15
19
18
18
10
13
14
15
16
15
15
23
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
15
S
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:45PM0.23m
5:27PM0.23m
5:56PM0.23m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.03m
4:10AM0.06m
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:31
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6:31
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6:13
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6:12
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6:10
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 mm
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2
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3
1
1
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1
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
27
26
25
25
25
29
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
28
28
28
26
25
Feels °C
32
31
31
30
30
28
29
29
33
31
31
30
29
29
29
28
32
30
30
29
28
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