Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.2° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
180
154
129
143
96
91
91
91
93
101
66
139
53
49
108
55
61
70
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:15PM0.19m
5:22PM0.21m
5:51PM0.23m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.10m
4:38AM0.07m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:01
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
32
28
27
26
27
27
31
32
31
28
26
26
25
26
31
31
31
28
26
Feels °C
31
29
28
28
30
29
32
32
32
29
28
29
28
29
33
31
31
29
29
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