Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.2°C
0.6° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
41
33
42
93
49
51
54
85
100
78
67
60
64
75
60
49
37
30
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26PM0.22m
10:27AM0.16m
10:32PM0.20m
11:40AM0.19m
10:28PM0.16m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.10m
5:20AM0.14m
3:17PM0.13m
4:55AM0.13m
7:09PM0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:53
6:52
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
31
29
27
26
26
27
31
30
30
29
27
27
27
27
32
33
32
28
27
Feels °C
31
30
29
28
30
30
32
30
31
32
30
30
31
30
33
35
30
30
30
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