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Hawaii surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 May 2026 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hawaii surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hawaii today?
The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hawaii. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | |
107 | 94 | 126 | 125 | 128 | 162 | 147 | 112 | 208 | 99 | 132 | 125 | 132 | 136 | 122 | 104 | 220 | 254 | 99 | 102 | 132 | 147 | 135 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:52PM0.34m | 00:47AM0.33m | 1:43AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM-0.04m | 1:44PM-0.03m | 2:05PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | E 13 | — | ENE 8 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 107 | 94 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 112 | 96 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 102 | 96 | 99 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 3 | ESE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 126 | 125 | 128 | 162 | 147 | 1 | 208 | — | 132 | 125 | 132 | 136 | 122 | 104 | 220 | 254 | — | 102 | 132 | 147 | 135 | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 73 | 73 | 211 | 215 | 904 | 209 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 351 | 351 | 904 | 781 | 161 | 15 | 0 | 73 | 351 | 351 | 209 | 161 | 161 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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