Tunnels Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.23° N 159.56° W

Tunnels 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunnels sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Tunnels today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunnels at 6PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
E
10
4.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3845
3846
2398
1541
1121
877
643
470
401
332
292
251
220
186
156
143
139
110
97
89
89
Wind (km/h)
50
ENE
35
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
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
4:52PM0.48m
6:26AM0.51m
5:06PM0.40m
7:35AM0.52m
4:36PM0.34m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.19m
10:57PM0.07m
11:43AM0.25m
11:24PM0.07m
2:22PM0.29m
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
10
7
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
21
24
27
27
27
28
27
28
27
26
28
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
25
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