Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.1° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
40
32
19
19
33
13
25
64
86
101
180
163
102
235
242
115
152
140
140
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:24PM0.24m
6:58PM0.24m
7:32PM0.25m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.03m
5:53AM0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
4
7
1
1
Temp °C
31
29
30
29
27
27
26
27
29
31
31
28
27
26
27
26
30
30
31
28
26
Feels °C
33
31
32
31
30
31
30
31
30
30
30
29
30
30
30
28
31
29
31
29
28
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