Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
52
53
35
42
42
54
96
54
52
57
52
87
45
59
73
77
91
129
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
E
25
SSE
5
SE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:00PM0.26m
10:17PM0.25m
10:26PM0.22m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.07m
2:26PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
6:55
6:54
6:53
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
32
28
26
26
25
26
31
31
30
28
26
26
26
27
30
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
32
29
29
30
28
29
33
31
33
29
28
29
30
30
31
28
30
30
30
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