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Hawaii surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hawaii today?
The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 10PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hawaii. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 75 | 191 | 91 | 214 | 102 | 119 | 256 | 107 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 166 | 196 | 196 | 206 | 160 | 164 | 131 | 96 | 96 | 104 | 109 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:07AM 0.23 | 8:19AM 0.25 | 8:39AM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:12PM 0.08 | 11:05PM 0.07 | 11:08PM 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
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