Ripps Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.45° N 157.79° W

Ripps Reef WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ripps Reef sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.5° 

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


Ripps Reef surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, NE swell with 665 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ripps Reef this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Ripps Reef in the next 16 days are 2.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 17s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (HST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 2PM (Mon 31st Aug)7.5ft (2.3m) 8s

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


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