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Waikiki surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waikiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 411 | 411 | 411 | 404 | 449 | 364 | 302 | 247 | 345 | 281 | 225 | 212 | 170 | 167 | 133 | 131 | 98 | 196 | 192 | 69 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:36AM 0.92 | 1:04PM 1.55 | 2:38AM 0.97 | 2:09PM 1.43 | 3:32AM 1.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:01PM 0.21 | 6:43AM 0.72 | 8:54PM 0.30 | 7:52AM 0.73 | 9:45PM 0.39 | 9:12AM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 21 |
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