Waikiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.08° S 57.54° W

Waikiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 21 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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waikiki at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
51
52
37
36
34
19
35
19
19
9
36
21
20
21
28
11
8
Wind (km/h)
60
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:54AM0.88m
3:53PM1.32m
5:32AM0.88m
4:48PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.48m
8:48AM0.77m
11:36PM0.47m
9:56AM0.74m
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
5
4
7
11
15
16
13
Feels °C
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
0
3
3
2
-2
-4
-2
2
7
10
7
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