Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
42
42
25
37
52
21
42
38
31
31
30
44
59
65
46
34
30
32
50
67
79
111
186
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:51PM0.23m
6:24PM0.24m
6:58PM0.24m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.07m
4:52AM0.05m
5:16AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
2
7
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
26
31
31
31
28
26
26
26
26
31
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
30
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
28
27
28
32
31
32
29
29
29
29
29
33
30
30
31
31
30
31
30
31
29
29
29
30
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