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Waikiki surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 -03
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Waikiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waikiki sea temperature is
20.5° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waikiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waikiki at 1AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
NE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)44445555666676111067777775
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20252115121319741911641521328245881152532541631051119413163
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
N
25
N
5
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
0.93
8:43AM
1.65
9:23PM
0.96
9:23AM
1.67
10:00PM
1.00
10:05AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.34
2:41AM
0.67
4:38PM
0.33
3:23AM
0.65
5:17PM
0.33
4:07AM
0.63
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----5:50-------5:50-------5:52---
Sunset8:12-------8:10-------8:10-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818161519242221201817182229252322212019212623
Feels °C (?)141414121115201614141312141825201716161720202319
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