Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.2° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
79
65
93
77
42
41
42
39
108
54
46
23
53
31
31
82
36
51
45
34
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:22PM0.21m
5:51PM0.23m
6:24PM0.24m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.07m
4:52AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
7:01
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
7
4
1
Temp °C
31
32
32
28
26
26
26
26
31
30
30
28
26
26
25
26
30
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
32
33
28
28
29
29
28
32
30
31
29
29
29
28
28
32
30
30
30
30
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