Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.5°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
23
36
41
28
28
38
46
47
47
39
52
51
57
125
59
80
85
91
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:21PM0.22m
4:12PM0.22m
5:19PM0.23m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.03m
3:39AM0.02m
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6:24
6:24
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6:38
6:37
6:37
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
30
28
26
26
26
26
30
31
30
28
26
26
26
26
29
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
31
29
29
29
29
29
32
33
31
30
29
29
30
31
30
30
31
31
31
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