Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.2° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 8PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
4
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
47
22
21
14
16
25
23
40
54
58
52
34
24
21
30
32
54
80
112
111
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
SE
15
SE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:51PM0.23m
6:24PM0.24m
6:58PM0.24m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.05m
5:16AM0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
31
32
32
28
26
26
26
27
30
31
30
29
27
27
26
27
31
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
32
31
33
28
28
29
30
30
31
32
31
31
30
31
29
30
32
30
29
30
30
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