Waikiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.12° S 77.05° W

Waikiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waikiki sea temperature is
19.8°C
3.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waikiki at 3AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
157
155
154
152
150
148
132
127
125
124
203
206
165
79
116
75
77
147
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:12AM0.71m
1:53PM0.41m
3:01AM0.76m
2:52PM0.45m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.30m
9:51AM0.35m
7:28PM0.29m
10:09AM0.33m
8:24PM0.26m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
18
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