Waikiki surf break

Waikiki surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 13 May 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waikiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waikiki at 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
3
SSW
11
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.4
SSW
10
0.2
ESE
13
0.9
SSE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
19
10
8
0
8
21
96
82
139
8
128
125
0
17
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:26AM1.47m
4:24PM1.14m
4:28AM1.46m
5:09PM1.27m
5:27AM1.44m
5:54PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.79m
11:00AM0.54m
10:29PM0.73m
11:47AM0.56m
11:51PM0.64m
12:31PM0.58m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:49
5:47
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
10
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
14
13
12
3
3
4
2
2
4
5
5
7
7
5
6
7
9
10
8
7
7
6
5
7
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1800
1985
1763
1522
1348
1172
1130
1107
1037
828
661
507
375
319
254
200
196
148
158
194
186
208
212
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
19
37
8
8
106
96
82
139
157
128
125
151
148
125
90
64
46
43
34
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
10
21
8
8
8
8
18
18
17
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
10
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
2586
2904
3405
2622
1815
1870
1816
1174
989
356
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
3
2
2
5
3
4
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
187
187
7
10
187
187
7
8
7
0
0
0
47
0
0
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
4
2
2
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
4
2
2
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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