Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawaii at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.8
ESE
5
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
59
72
85
80
88
125
140
140
125
147
169
183
119
99
96
147
125
125
104
84
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
25
SSE
15
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:58PM0.24m
7:32PM0.25m
8:26AM0.02m
8:06PM0.26m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.02m
6:35AM0.02m
10:02AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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>
7:00
7:00
6:59
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
31
32
31
28
26
26
26
26
30
31
31
28
26
25
26
26
29
30
30
27
26
Feels °C
31
31
30
28
29
30
30
29
32
30
32
29
28
28
29
28
30
30
31
27
28
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