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Sandtracks surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 HST
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Sandtracks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandtracks sea temperature is
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sandtracks today?

The current surf forecast for Sandtracks at 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.3
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.5
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)885566666666777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111037396567779112212814818719925523324015315710720610710710789
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.26
3:33AM
0.77
3:00PM
0.28
4:04AM
0.78
3:38PM
0.30
4:34AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
0.04
10:51AM
0.16
8:32PM
0.02
11:15AM
0.15
9:08PM
0.02
11:40AM
0.14
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset6:10-------6:12-------6:12-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212121212121222323222222222223232322232222222324
Feels °C (?)161717171616161717171717171819222121222122222422
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