Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hawaii today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 8AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
213
102
97
91
102
102
102
77
75
54
97
51
58
80
78
46
30
30
42
42
49
39
49
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:07PM0.23m
6:47PM0.24m
7:21PM0.25m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.01m
4:43AM0.02m
5:20AM0.04m
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Temp °C
27
26
26
29
30
30
28
27
26
26
26
30
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
29
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
31
29
30
32
32
32
31
31
29
30
30
32
30
31
31
30
29
30
30
31
30
30
31
31
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