Waikiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.08° S 57.54° W

Waikiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waikiki sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.7° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waikiki at 4PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
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)
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
N
3
0.1
SE
9
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
2
2
3
4
12
18
16
16
9
12
28
39
56
51
56
158
131
70
64
49
54
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
SW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:06PM1.33m
1:33AM0.97m
12:52PM1.31m
2:50AM0.92m
1:47PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.71m
7:27PM0.43m
6:29AM0.75m
8:22PM0.45m
7:04AM0.78m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:43
6:44
 mm
3
4
Temp °C
16
15
18
20
20
17
14
13
13
13
18
18
14
12
11
12
12
13
14
15
12
12
Feels °C
13
12
15
17
17
13
10
10
10
9
14
14
9
8
6
8
9
10
11
13
8
9
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