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Hawaii surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | 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) | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
 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) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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