Populars Surf Forecast

/ HAW – Oahu (122 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (21.28° N 157.83° W)

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Populars surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 08 Feb 2026 HST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Populars surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Populars sea temperature is 24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Populars today?

The current surf forecast for Populars at 4AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Feb)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s
Afternoon (08 Feb)	10ft (3.0m)	7s
Evening (08 Feb)	11ft (3.5m)	8s

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

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		Sunday 08								Monday 09								Tuesday 10
	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	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	SSW	S	S	S	ENE	SSW	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	15	7	14	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	45	49	44	19	17	888	41	1614	1974	2112	2104	2578	2928	4153	5100	4180	3382	3103	2677	2119	1757	1502	1346	1553
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:23PM 0.43			7:16AM 0.27					10:39PM 0.46									11:50PM 0.50
Low Tide / height (m)			4:03AM 0.24				2:23PM 0.05								3:08PM 0.06								4:11PM 0.06

		Sunday 08								Monday 09								Tuesday 10
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-

Rain (mm)	2	6	6	5	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	21	19	19	19	19	20	19	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23
Feels °C (?)	18	16	15	13	12	13	9	11	14	14	15	15	13	13	13	14	15	16	15	16	18	17	17	17

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