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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - Hawaii 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Thursday, April 30, 2026 2:01 PM Surf Scale: 3 ft = waist high, 4 ft = chest high, 5 ft = head high, 10 ft =double overhead Swell Direction is direction swell is coming from. 90°=East, 180°=South, 270°=West, 360-0 = North Forecast does NOT account for enhancing bathymetry (i.e the 'reef effect') common at best breaks. For top spots with swell period 14 +secs, multiply surf size X 1.25-1.5 with peaks X 2 (or consider the stated size 'Hawaiian Scale'). Hawaiian North Shore Surf Forecast (Valid for the North and East Shores of Oahu) Day Trend Wind (kts) Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile) Waves (Set wave max face height) Swell Direction Friday 5/1 Up more ENE 20 Possible Japan swell building to 2.1 ft @ 17 secs late 3.5 ft 320 degrees Saturday 5/2 Up some E 15+ Japan swell building to 3.2 ft @ 14-15 secs mid-day 4.5 ft 320 degrees Sunday 5/3 Down some ENE 15+ Japan swell fading from 2.4 ft @ 12-13 secs early 3.0 ft 320 degrees Monday 5/4 Down ENE 15 No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less --- Tuesday 5/5 Up some ENE 10+ Background swell 2.9 ft @ 11-12 secs early 3.5 ft 320 degrees Extended Outlook Up more maybe --- A gale is pushing east from off Japan to the dateline Mon-Thurs (4/30) with 34 ft seas aimed east. Swell arrival on Fri (5/1). And yet another is to lift northeast from Japan to off Kamchatka Sat-Mon (5/4) with 28 ft seas aimed east. And another is forecast pushing east off Japan over the dateline Wed-Fri (5/8) with up to 30 ft seas aimed east-southeast. It seems like Winter is returning to the North Pacific. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - Hawaii Wind Animations: Northeast Pacific - Hawaii - Hawaii hires Local Model: Surf - Wind Hawaiian South Shore Surf Forecast (Centered on the South Shore of Oahu) Day Trend Wind (kts) Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile) Waves (Set wave max face height) Swell Direction Friday 5/1 Down ENE 15+ No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less --- Saturday 5/2 Down ENE 15 No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less --- Sunday 5/3 Down ENE 15 No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less --- Monday 5/4 Down ENE 15 No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less --- Tuesday 5/5 Up slightly ENE 10+ Southern hemi background swell 1.0 ft 15-16 secs later 1.5 ft 200 degrees Extended Outlook Up some maybe --- A series of gales are developing under New Zealand tracking east: The 1st Wed-Thus (4/30) with 32 ft seas over a tiny area, the 2nd Thurs-Fri (5/1) with 28 ft seas aimed east, and a 3rd Sat-Sun (5/3) with 47 ft seas but falling southeast and over the SE Pacific. A 4th is to develop Mon (4/5) over the SE Pacific with 32 ft seas aimed east, another right behind Tues (5/5) with 35 ft seas aimed east. --- --- 8764

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