Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.1° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
35
26
36
35
45
43
42
36
59
93
109
124
144
178
193
210
507
253
289
355
363
346
279
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:54PM0.30m
9:41AM0.10m
11:24PM0.26m
11:13AM0.13m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.04m
8:56AM0.10m
2:11PM0.07m
8:22AM0.12m
2:51PM0.11m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:05
7:04
 mm
2
1
3
Temp °C
26
26
26
30
31
30
29
27
27
27
27
29
30
30
28
27
27
27
27
30
31
31
28
27
Feels °C
29
29
29
32
31
29
31
30
30
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
30
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
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