What are the current surf conditions at Waikiki?

Waikiki currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Waikiki?

The best time to surf Waikiki is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

5
kt

🌊 SWELL

2.2
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.2ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

14s

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WIND GUSTS

8kt

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AIR TEMP

24°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

1.7ft @
10s

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PRECIPITATION

0.1mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Sweet 2.2ft waves with long-period 14s ground swell with very light winds Note: winds from NE would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD7 excellent hours

🌊 1.7-2.4ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ 19-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	14s	S	3kt	SSE	4kt	20°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	16s	S	3kt	SSE	4kt	20°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	18s	SSW	3kt	S	4kt	19°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	17s	S	3kt	S	5kt	19°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	16s	S	3kt	S	6kt	19°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	15s	S	3kt	S	7kt	19°C	25°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	SE	3kt	S	6kt	20°C	25°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	ENE	3kt	S	6kt	21°C	25°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	12s	NNE	3kt	S	6kt	21°C	25°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	13s	E	4kt	S	7kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	14s	SE	5kt	S	8kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	15s	S	6kt	SSE	8kt	25°C	25°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	15s	S	6kt	SSE	8kt	25°C	25°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	14s	S	6kt	S	8kt	25°C	25°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	14s	S	6kt	S	8kt	25°C	25°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	14s	S	6kt	S	8kt	24°C	25°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	14s	S	5kt	S	7kt	23°C	25°C	0.5mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	S	5kt	SSW	7kt	23°C	25°C	0.6mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	S	4kt	S	6kt	22°C	25°C	0.7mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	S	3kt	SSE	5kt	22°C	25°C	0.7mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	S	2kt	SSE	4kt	21°C	25°C	0.7mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	S	3kt	SSE	6kt	21°C	25°C	0.8mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	S	4kt	SSE	8kt	21°C	25°C	0.8mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	10kt	21°C	25°C	0.8mm

Friday

Apr 10

POOR5 excellent hours

🌊 1.9-2.5ft 💨 5-15kt 🌡️ 20-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	12kt	21°C	25°C	0.8mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	13kt	20°C	25°C	0.8mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	14kt	20°C	25°C	0.7mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	S	6kt	SSE	16kt	20°C	25°C	1mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	13s	S	8kt	SSE	19kt	20°C	25°C	1.3mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	13s	S	9kt	SSE	21kt	20°C	25°C	1.6mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	13s	S	10kt	SSE	22kt	20°C	25°C	1.5mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	13s	S	11kt	SSE	22kt	20°C	25°C	1.3mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	13s	S	11kt	SSE	23kt	20°C	25°C	1.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	13s	S	12kt	SSE	25kt	21°C	25°C	0.8mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	13s	S	13kt	SSE	27kt	21°C	25°C	0.5mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	13s	S	14kt	SSE	30kt	21°C	25°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	13s	S	14kt	SSE	30kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	13s	S	14kt	SSE	31kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2ft	13s	S	15kt	SSE	32kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2ft	13s	S	15kt	SSE	30kt	22°C	25°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2ft	12s	SSE	15kt	SSE	28kt	21°C	25°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	SSE	15kt	SSE	27kt	21°C	24°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	SSE	14kt	SSE	27kt	21°C	24°C	0.3mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	SSE	13kt	S	27kt	21°C	24°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	SSE	13kt	S	28kt	20°C	24°C	0.4mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	SSE	12kt	S	26kt	20°C	24°C	0.9mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2ft	12s	SSE	11kt	S	24kt	20°C	24°C	1.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2ft	12s	SSE	11kt	S	22kt	20°C	24°C	1.9mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR3 excellent hours

🌊 1.3-6.3ft 💨 3-15kt 🌡️ 20-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	SSE	11kt	S	22kt	20°C	24°C	1.7mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	SSE	11kt	SSE	22kt	20°C	24°C	1.5mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	SSE	11kt	SSE	22kt	20°C	24°C	1.3mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	S	9kt	SSE	20kt	20°C	24°C	2.3mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	7kt	SSE	17kt	20°C	24°C	3.2mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	14kt	20°C	24°C	4.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	11s	SSE	8kt	SSE	22kt	20°C	24°C	5.3mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SSE	31kt	20°C	24°C	6.4mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	E	15kt	S	40kt	21°C	24°C	7.5mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	E	13kt	S	34kt	21°C	24°C	5.8mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	E	11kt	SSW	28kt	21°C	24°C	4.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	8s	E	9kt	SW	22kt	22°C	24°C	2.4mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	8s	E	9kt	SW	21kt	22°C	24°C	2.2mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	8s	E	9kt	SW	19kt	22°C	24°C	1.9mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	4.3ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SW	17kt	23°C	24°C	1.7mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	8s	SE	8kt	SW	15kt	23°C	24°C	1.2mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	5.6ft	8s	SSE	7kt	WSW	14kt	23°C	24°C	0.7mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	6.3ft	8s	S	6kt	WSW	12kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	8s	S	5kt	SW	9kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	8s	SSW	4kt	SW	7kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SW	5kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	7s	SW	3kt	SW	4kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	7s	SW	3kt	SW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	7s	SW	3kt	SW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 12

EXCELLENT14 excellent hours

🌊 2.2-3.5ft 💨 3-7kt 🌡️ 19-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SW	5kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	7s	S	3kt	SW	6kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	7s	S	4kt	SW	7kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	8s	S	3kt	SW	5kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	9s	S	3kt	SW	4kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	S	3kt	SSW	3kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	9s	S	3kt	SSW	5kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	9s	S	4kt	SW	7kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	9s	S	4kt	SW	10kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	9s	S	5kt	SW	10kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	S	6kt	SW	11kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	S	7kt	SW	12kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	7s	S	7kt	SW	12kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	SSW	7kt	SW	11kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	SSW	7kt	SW	11kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	SSW	7kt	SW	10kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	S	6kt	SW	9kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	S	6kt	SW	9kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	SSW	5kt	SW	7kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	8s	SSW	4kt	SW	6kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SW	5kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SSW	4kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SSW	4kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SSW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

GOOD20 good hours

🌊 1.3-2.2ft 💨 0-4kt 🌡️ 19-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SSW	3kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SSW	3kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SSW	2kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SSW	3kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SW	3kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SW	3kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	SSW	3kt	SW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	8s	SSW	3kt	SSW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	9s	S	3kt	SSW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	9s	S	3kt	SSW	4kt	19°C	24°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	S	3kt	SW	4kt	19°C	24°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	SSE	4kt	SW	5kt	19°C	24°C	0.9mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	11s	SSE	3kt	SW	4kt	19°C	24°C	0.8mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	11s	SSE	3kt	SW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.7mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	10s	SSE	2kt	SSW	3kt	20°C	24°C	0.6mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	10s	S	2kt	SSE	3kt	20°C	24°C	0.4mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	S	1kt	ESE	2kt	20°C	24°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	S	0kt	ENE	1kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	S	1kt	SE	2kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	S	2kt	S	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	10s	SSE	3kt	WSW	5kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	S	3kt	SW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	SSW	2kt	SW	3kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	SW	2kt	SSW	2kt	19°C	24°C	0.1mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

GOOD16 good hours

🌊 1.1-1.4ft 💨 1-4kt 🌡️ 19-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	SW	2kt	SSW	2kt	19°C	24°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	SW	2kt	SSW	3kt	19°C	24°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	SW	2kt	S	4kt	19°C	24°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	SW	2kt	S	4kt	19°C	24°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	SW	2kt	S	5kt	19°C	24°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	SW	2kt	SSE	5kt	19°C	24°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	SW	3kt	SSE	6kt	19°C	24°C	0.6mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	SW	3kt	SSE	7kt	19°C	24°C	0.6mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	SW	4kt	SSE	7kt	19°C	24°C	0.6mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	SW	4kt	SSE	7kt	19°C	24°C	0.6mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	SSW	3kt	SSE	6kt	19°C	24°C	0.6mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	11s	SSW	3kt	SSE	5kt	19°C	24°C	0.6mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	11s	WSW	3kt	SSE	5kt	19°C	24°C	0.5mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	W	3kt	SSE	5kt	19°C	24°C	0.5mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	WNW	3kt	SSE	5kt	20°C	24°C	0.5mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	W	3kt	SSE	5kt	20°C	24°C	0.6mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	13s	WSW	3kt	S	5kt	19°C	24°C	0.7mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	13s	SW	3kt	S	5kt	19°C	24°C	0.8mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	13s	SSW	2kt	S	4kt	19°C	24°C	1.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	SSW	2kt	S	3kt	19°C	24°C	1.4mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	SSW	1kt	S	3kt	19°C	24°C	1.6mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	2kt	S	3kt	20°C	24°C	1.3mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	SSW	2kt	S	3kt	20°C	24°C	1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	SSW	2kt	SSW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.7mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

GOOD2 excellent hours

🌊 1.5-2.0ft 💨 1-3kt 🌡️ 20-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	13s	SSW	2kt	SSW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.7mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	13s	SSW	2kt	SSW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.6mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	14s	S	2kt	SSW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	14s	S	2kt	S	5kt	20°C	24°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	3kt	S	5kt	20°C	24°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	3kt	SSE	6kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	3kt	S	6kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	S	3kt	S	5kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	14s	S	3kt	SSW	5kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	3kt	SSW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	3kt	SSW	4kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	S	2kt	SSW	3kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	S	2kt	SSE	3kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	S	1kt	SE	2kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	S	1kt	E	2kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	S	1kt	E	2kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	13s	S	1kt	E	2kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	S	1kt	E	2kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	S	1kt	E	2kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	S	1kt	ENE	2kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	S	1kt	NE	1kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	S	2kt	ENE	3kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	13s	S	2kt	E	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	13s	S	3kt	E	5kt	20°C	24°C	0.4mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.1ft @ 14s

Wind Conditions:2-15kt SSE

Water Temperature:24-25°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Waikiki in Oahu is an exposed beach and reef break that is usually a safe bet, with favored conditions during summer, especially July. It performs best with a south swell and northeast offshore winds, receiving a mix of groundswells and windswells. The break offers both lefts and rights over beach and reef sections, with the best surf often around high tide. The spot is likely crowded when working, and surfers should be cautious of rocks, rips, and heavy crowds.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand and Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionNE

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