Waikiki surf break

Waikiki surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
21.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waikiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waikiki at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)678778888888888888445555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1210101618121212121255555557132123293520
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
S
30
SSW
40
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
0.93
6:48AM
1.51
7:52PM
0.92
7:26AM
1.57
8:20PM
0.92
8:04AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
0.42
12:17AM
0.76
2:39PM
0.38
1:10AM
0.73
3:19PM
0.35
1:57AM
0.70
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------5:47-------5:48-------5:48-
Sunset--8:13-------8:13-------8:12-----
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--2---------------------
Temp. °C312317181817171718171615141313141616161717151518
Feels °C (?)271911101212109108810101011121210101112111114
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