Kaena Point surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 HST
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Kaena Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaena Point sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kaena Point today?

The current surf forecast for Kaena Point at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NW
1.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212121211111118171615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2383082082532952862732952861471491471422201111118233099825413438331927602091
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
0
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglasscrossglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
0.56
9:03PM
0.35
7:00AM
0.48
10:45PM
0.42
6:55AM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
0.23
2:17PM
0.14
12:41AM
0.32
2:45PM
0.13
3:05AM
0.39
3:15PM
0.12
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---7:11-------7:13-------7:13----
Sunset------6:06-------6:07-------6:07-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242424242424242424232323232323242323232323232424
Feels °C (?)262625262625252626242425262525252424252526252727
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