Waikiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.08° S 57.54° W

Waikiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waikiki sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.1° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waikiki at 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
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)
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
30
47
53
66
73
60
80
196
120
79
80
63
92
99
78
57
42
54
35
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
40
WNW
45
W
45
W
60
WSW
65
SW
55
SW
50
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:52PM1.31m
2:50AM0.92m
1:47PM1.30m
4:01AM0.89m
2:51PM1.30m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.45m
7:04AM0.78m
9:24PM0.47m
7:50AM0.79m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:44
6:45
 mm
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
17
16
13
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
10
9
7
7
7
Feels °C
13
12
8
6
6
8
10
10
9
7
8
7
6
4
0
0
-4
-7
-6
-5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waikiki surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest