Waikiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.08° S 57.54° W

Waikiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waikiki sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.0° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waikiki at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
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)
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
94
80
84
66
106
140
116
65
100
72
50
51
35
33
33
19
19
19
19
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
45
WSW
30
W
15
WNW
30
NW
30
W
40
W
45
W
50
WSW
60
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47PM1.30m
4:01AM0.89m
2:51PM1.30m
4:54AM0.88m
3:53PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:24PM0.47m
7:50AM0.79m
10:32PM0.48m
8:48AM0.77m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:45
6:45
 mm
4
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
10
3
5
8
5
5
1
0
0
-6
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
3
5
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