Waimanalo Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.35° N 157.70° W

Waimanalo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimanalo sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.3° 

Waimanalo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waimanalo today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimanalo at 3PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
E
10
5
E
10
4
E
9
3.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4341
4708
2411
1693
1080
748
599
484
384
327
310
302
261
215
215
195
158
158
152
147
161
171
127
Wind (km/h)
60
ENE
50
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20AM0.44m
4:40PM0.52m
6:27AM0.44m
4:40PM0.47m
8:02AM0.45m
4:17PM0.43m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.19m
11:25PM0.08m
11:25AM0.27m
11:52PM0.07m
12:27PM0.33m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:58
 mm
23
19
9
4
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
19
21
24
25
27
27
27
27
26
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
24
24
24
24
24
24
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