Hawaii surf break

Hawaii surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 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
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hawaii today?

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
99
111
88
91
118
153
178
143
121
118
114
88
75
88
118
118
135
139
125
105
91
77
75
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
20
ENE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:39AM0.30m
3:30AM0.27m
4:06AM0.24m
Low Tide
2:05PM-0.01m
2:08PM0.02m
12:52PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
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7:05
7:05
7:05
7:06
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
25
24
24
25
29
29
29
27
25
25
25
25
28
28
28
27
25
24
24
25
29
28
27
28
27
26
26
26
29
27
28
28
27
28
28
26
28
28
28
29
27
26
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
SE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
35
6
44
88
75
55
105
91
77
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
10
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.3
E
2
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
93
99
111
88
91
118
153
178
143
121
118
114
1
88
118
118
135
139
125
4
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
904
904
209
208
198
73
73
73
222
351
217
208
0
0
73
73
198
483
510
349
73
0
73
73
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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