Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
28.5° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
27
26
31
51
51
45
46
56
75
78
94
111
99
91
147
67
79
109
121
121
142
157
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:36AM0.28m
12:47PM0.10m
00:55AM0.24m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.05m
10:05AM0.09m
1:54PM0.09m
9:53AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
28
31
31
31
28
26
25
26
26
29
30
29
28
26
25
25
26
30
30
30
28
26
Feels °C
27
28
31
29
29
28
27
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
31
29
30
29
27
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