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Tankers surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 HST
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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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tankers today?

The current surf forecast for Tankers at 11PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)131313141414131314141313141616151614141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)841008892979784121103103123127144177174228231264264260264261253236
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
0
NE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
SE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.80
5:02AM
0.28
6:44PM
0.77
5:48AM
0.24
7:46PM
0.73
7:09AM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.20
10:51AM
0.02
2:39AM
0.21
11:31AM
0.06
4:20AM
0.19
12:21PM
0.12
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252424242324242424242323232324242424242323232425
Feels °C (?)282626262526262627262526262627272627272525252728
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