Waikiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.08° S 57.54° W

Waikiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waikiki sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waikiki at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 16). 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 (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
102
110
96
91
96
105
143
122
125
96
76
85
113
113
87
88
88
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35PM1.93m
9:36AM1.02m
9:30PM1.90m
10:28AM1.03m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.09m
3:30PM0.65m
5:26AM0.14m
4:27PM0.63m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
9
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
14
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
13
16
16
15
12
11
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
3
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