Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 8PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
11
18
18
11
25
32
20
20
20
20
20
23
15
13
14
18
25
19
31
31
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:34PM0.23m
4:45PM0.23m
5:27PM0.23m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.01m
3:46AM0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
30
30
29
27
26
26
25
25
30
29
28
27
26
26
25
26
29
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
32
32
31
30
29
29
28
29
33
29
30
29
29
29
28
30
33
30
30
30
29
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