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Detailed Hawaii surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Hawaii. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Hawaii. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Hawaii over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Hawaii and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Hawaii Wavefinder

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	Wed		Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wed
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawaii	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Baldwin Beach Park HAW - Maui	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Keaau HAW - Oahu	Chocks HAW - Big Island	Bay Front HAW - Big Island	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Bay Front HAW - Big Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.0 NNW	2.0 NNW	1.9 NNW	2.0 N	1.9 NNW	1.9 N	2.0 N	2.0 N	1.9 N	1.7 N	1.5 N	1.4 N	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.0 N	1.2 NNE	1.1 N	1.4 NNE	1.1 E	1.7 NNE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	14	13	12	11	11	11	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	10	12	7	9
Energy(?)	1718	1394	948	1545	1189	1212	913	1050	1772	1482	1150	838	634	495	332	310	206	343	325	778	230	804
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:13AM 0.72	1:13PM 0.18		3:06AM 0.78	12:30PM 0.34		3:39AM 0.78	1:01PM 0.34		3:57AM 0.93		3:27PM 0.20		5:20AM 0.71	4:31PM 0.12		5:53AM 0.67	5:04PM 0.22		5:51AM 0.49	6:43PM 0.16
Low Tide / height (m)	6:02PM -0.04		9:27AM 0.12	7:01PM 0.03		10:51AM 0.34	7:33PM 0.02		11:25AM 0.34		8:17PM 0.03	12:50PM 0.18		9:12PM 0.03	1:25PM 0.18		9:43PM 0.06	1:54PM 0.19		9:25PM 0.01	12:25PM 0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	2	4	-	3	1	-	1	2	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	13	-	3
High °C	26	24	26	25	24	25	25	24	25	26	24	24	25	24	25	25	23	25	23	23	24	22
Low °C	25	23	24	25	24	23	25	23	23	25	23	23	25	24	24	24	23	24	23	23	23	22
Chill °C (?)	26	24	26	25	24	25	25	24	25	26	24	24	25	24	25	25	23	25	23	23	24	22
Sunrise	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:13	-
Sunset	5:52	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:53	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:47
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.0 NNW	2.0 NNW	1.9 NNW	2.0 N	1.9 NNW	1.9 N	2.0 N	2.0 N	1.9 N	1.7 N	1.5 N	1.4 N	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.1 E	1.2 NNE	1.1 N	1.4 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.7 NNE
Period (s)	13	12	14	13	12	11	11	11	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	7	9	10	12	11	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 N	1.0 NNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 NW	0.6 WNW	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 WNW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	1.0 N	0.6 SSE	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	0.8 SSE	1.1 ESE
Period (s)	13	15	12	13	12	11	9	9	8	8	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	7	7	7	9	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 S	-	-	0.8 SSW	0.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	-	-	-	1.2 ESE	1.1 E	-
Period (s)	6	-	-	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	5	6	6	6	-	-	-	7	7	-

	Wednesday 17					Thursday 18								Friday 19								Sat
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawaii	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Seventh Hole HAW - Oahu	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Baldwin Beach Park HAW - Maui	Baldwin Beach Park HAW - Maui	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Chuns Reef HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 NNW	2.1 NW	1.8 NNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	2.0 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	2.0 NNW	2.0 NNW	2.0 NNW	2.0 N	2.0 N	1.9 N	1.9 NNW	1.9 N
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	14	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	2527	1694	1758	1446	1189	1394	1499	1765	1775	1068	1119	1390	1287	1189	1119	1091	1007	1109	1085	1034	1047	1050
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)							2:34AM 0.77			12:38PM 0.49					3:39AM 0.72				2:03PM 0.23
Low Tide / height (m)	8:56AM 0.14			6:28PM 0.05					10:22AM 0.34			7:34PM 0.03						11:38AM 0.21		7:06PM -0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	26	26	25	24	23	23	23	23	25	26	26	24	24	24	24	23	25	24	24	23	24	24
Chill °C (?)	26	26	25	24	23	23	23	23	25	26	26	24	24	24	24	23	25	24	24	23	24	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.1 NW	1.8 NNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	2.0 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	2.0 NNW	2.0 NNW	2.0 NNW	2.0 N	2.0 N	1.9 N	1.9 NNW	1.9 N
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	1.0 N	1.0 N	1.0 NNW	1.3 NNW	0.9 N	1.4 WNW	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.9 WNW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.5 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.6 E
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	15	15	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	8	8	8	15	16	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 S	0.7 SW	1.1 S	0.8 SSE	0.8 WSW	-	0.6 SSE	0.6 S	0.6 S	-	-	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	5	6	6	5	-	6	6	6	-	-	5	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 17															Thursday 18
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawaii	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Seventh Hole HAW - Oahu	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Baldwin Beach Park HAW - Maui	Baldwin Beach Park HAW - Maui	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu	Army Beach HAW - Oahu	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Chuns Reef HAW - Oahu	Aligator Rock HAW - Oahu
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 W	1.5 NNW	1.5 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	15	15
Energy(?)	2620	1559	2527	1529	1596	1653	1647	1766	1718	804	805	1241	1143	1134	1171	1222	1576	1908	1860	1720	1499	1499
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				11:13AM 0.36
Low Tide / height (m)	8:56AM 0.14										6:37PM 0.08	7:01PM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Chill °C (?)	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 NNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 N	1.1 N	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	0.9 N	0.9 N	1.0 N	1.0 N	1.0 N	1.0 N	1.0 N	1.1 NNW	1.5 NNW	1.5 NNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	14	14	12	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 S	0.9 SW	1.2 S	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	-	-	-	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	-	-	-	6	6

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