Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
71
57
57
44
40
37
36
46
58
66
56
110
129
158
75
88
88
81
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:06PM0.26m
8:39PM0.26m
9:09PM0.27m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.02m
11:42AM0.02m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<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>
6:59
6:58
6:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
30
28
26
26
26
27
30
30
30
28
27
27
26
27
30
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
32
28
28
29
29
30
31
30
30
29
29
30
30
31
32
30
30
29
30
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