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Tankers Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Oahu (122 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Tankers surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tankers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tankers sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tankers today?
The current surf forecast for Tankers at 2PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tankers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
257 | 233 | 332 | 251 | 212 | 210 | 207 | 161 | 163 | 273 | 273 | 178 | 246 | 249 | 246 | 249 | 257 | 295 | 374 | 368 | 393 | 443 | 539 | 546 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:15AM0.26m | 5:40PM0.85m | 5:08AM0.24m | 6:32PM0.81m | 6:16AM0.23m | 7:25PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM-0.02m | 1:21AM0.16m | 10:35AM0.02m | 2:25AM0.16m | 11:23AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 |
 kJ | 257 | 223 | 223 | 229 | 168 | 190 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 127 | 153 | 178 | 246 | 249 | 246 | 249 | 222 | 236 | 163 | 156 | 149 | 145 | 101 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 233 | 233 | 233 | 251 | 212 | 210 | 207 | 161 | 163 | 226 | 229 | 174 | 16 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 103 | 99 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 19 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | S 18 | NW 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 332 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 92 | 97 | 273 | 273 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 383 | — | 361 | 264 | 264 | 168 | 266 | 266 | — | — | 215 | 153 | 223 | 257 | 251 | 257 | 257 | 295 | 374 | 368 | 393 | 443 | 539 | 546 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 28 |
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