Waikiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.08° S 57.54° W

Waikiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waikiki sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waikiki at 12PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
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
E
5
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
56
75
80
66
94
53
55
61
52
43
56
60
51
74
112
146
122
132
106
106
86
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:00AM1.21m
8:25PM1.44m
8:38AM1.32m
9:10PM1.38m
9:18AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.42m
2:56PM0.41m
3:38AM0.46m
3:48PM0.35m
4:11AM0.52m
4:41PM0.29m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:30
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6:28
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6:26
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6:51
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6:52
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 mm
1
1
1
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1
5
11
12
3
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
10
7
6
6
5
4
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
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