Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.3° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
56
71
65
45
39
31
34
54
73
113
147
48
74
133
129
129
129
129
129
117
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:15PM0.32m
8:58PM0.33m
9:39PM0.33m
Low Tide
10:18AM-0.00m
11:11AM-0.01m
12:00PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
31
31
28
26
27
26
27
32
33
31
29
27
26
26
27
31
32
32
29
27
Feels °C
31
30
29
29
28
30
29
29
31
32
29
29
29
29
29
29
31
30
31
30
30
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