Salailua Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.72° S 172.62° W

Salailua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Salailua sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Salailua today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Salailua at 11PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1417
1351
1239
1239
1467
1239
1224
1193
1341
1033
955
918
1297
1370
1491
1750
1336
522
565
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:07PM1.03m
11:39AM0.90m
00:07AM0.98m
12:48PM0.85m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.36m
5:36PM0.40m
6:37AM0.39m
6:40PM0.43m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
24
23
22
22
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