Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
65
65
81
88
75
41
62
86
104
104
111
90
75
75
168
147
65
82
84
123
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
30
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:10AM0.20m
10:20PM0.14m
12:04PM0.22m
1:06PM0.22m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.14m
3:00AM0.11m
2:54AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:40
6:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
31
32
32
28
26
26
25
26
31
31
31
28
26
26
25
26
31
30
29
27
26
Feels °C
32
32
30
29
29
29
28
28
31
29
32
29
28
29
28
30
32
29
28
29
30
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