Hawaii Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.44° N 69.25° W

Hawaii WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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.


Hawaii surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, ESE swell with 242 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hawaii this week:

The surf forecast for Hawaii over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Hawaii in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (AST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sun 23rd Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 7s
Best Surf 2AM (Tue 25th Aug)4.5ft (1.3m) 7s
Most Powerful11AM (Sat 29th Aug)5ft (1.5m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hawaii over the next 16 days.


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