Hawaii surf break

Hawaii surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 May 2026 AST
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Hawaii surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hawaii today?

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 11AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
79
116
132
128
112
136
226
226
132
319
171
171
156
115
107
107
107
249
89
102
102
77
161
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
NE
15
E
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:52PM0.34m
00:47AM0.33m
1:43AM0.32m
Low Tide
12:59PM-0.03m
1:20PM-0.04m
1:44PM-0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:04
7:04
7:05
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
29
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
28
27
29
27
25
25
24
25
28
29
28
27
25
25
28
27
29
29
28
28
28
27
28
27
28
27
28
28
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.9
SE
7
Energy kJ
63
3
3
3
3
3
136
121
107
167
115
107
107
62
104
16
20
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.3
E
3
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.4
NE
3
1
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
79
116
132
128
112
1
226
226
132
319
171
171
156
2
107
249
89
102
102
77
161
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
12
73
351
351
209
198
0
73
73
73
211
904
898
209
73
73
0
73
351
351
898
211
161
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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