Waikiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.08° S 57.54° W

Waikiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waikiki sea temperature is
10.0°C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Waikiki today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waikiki at 11AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NW
3
0.3
NE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
7
9
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
5
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SSE
20
SE
35
SSE
45
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:35AM0.94m
5:26PM1.68m
6:28AM0.98m
6:25PM1.70m
7:15AM1.04m
7:19PM1.69m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.23m
11:11AM0.71m
1:30AM0.20m
12:35PM0.65m
2:20AM0.20m
1:38PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:36
6:36
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
10
16
19
17
15
13
12
11
11
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
8
7
Feels °C
4
2
1
4
11
15
15
14
11
9
8
9
13
11
10
9
9
7
8
9
10
7
0
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