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Wraps surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wraps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wraps sea temperature is
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wraps today?
The current surf forecast for Wraps at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 703 | 545 | 560 | 421 | 414 | 278 | 179 | 327 | 327 | 357 | 410 | 469 | 460 | 392 | 400 | 381 | 320 | 255 | 198 | 158 | 122 | 122 | 73 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:27PM 0.46 | 8:16AM 0.64 | 11:45PM 0.56 | 8:52AM 0.58 | 12:23AM 0.64 | 9:32AM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:36PM 0.27 | 1:18AM 0.44 | 4:07PM 0.23 | 4:01AM 0.50 | 4:35PM 0.20 | 6:10AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
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