Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.2° C
0.8° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
32
31
38
23
32
44
46
44
35
41
53
44
47
66
83
109
128
144
154
183
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:19PM0.32m
10:54PM0.30m
9:41AM0.10m
Low Tide
12:47PM0.01m
1:30PM0.04m
8:56AM0.10m
2:11PM0.07m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:06
7:05
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
7
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
30
31
31
27
26
25
26
26
29
30
30
28
27
26
26
27
29
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
30
32
32
28
29
28
29
29
31
31
30
29
30
29
28
29
29
30
30
29
28
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