Hawaii surf break

Hawaii surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AST
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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
28.3° 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 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (12 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
61
84
70
60
60
58
74
72
74
76
79
81
84
109
128
138
147
135
135
216
123
179
209
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:39PM0.23m
4:25AM0.17m
8:57PM0.26m
9:30PM0.30m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.08m
1:44AM0.16m
12:40PM0.06m
12:45PM0.04m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:02
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
28
28
28
26
26
26
25
26
29
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
Energy kJ
61
5
5
26
60
16
8
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
123
2
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
Energy kJ
7
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
4
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
40
61
84
70
60
58
74
72
74
76
79
81
84
109
128
138
147
135
135
216
123
179
209
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
222
209
209
211
161
80
80
81
161
890
209
80
80
82
80
161
161
209
251
82
80
73
73
73
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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