Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawaii sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
13
14
19
32
39
49
63
67
62
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:07PM0.23m
8:40AM0.15m
5:53PM0.21m
8:43AM0.18m
5:49PM0.19m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.10m
11:43AM0.13m
1:06AM0.10m
12:50PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
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6:31
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6:10
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4
4
8
6
2
4
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Temp °C
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
25
26
25
26
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
30
27
29
28
30
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