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Surf Forecast - Hawaii
5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
Sunday, May 3, 2026 3:49 PM

Next Forecast Update: Sun 5/10

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
Monday 5/4	Down	ENE 15	No swell of interest forecast	2 ft or less	---
Tuesday 5/5	Up slightly	ENE 10+	Background swell 3.2 ft @ 11-12 secs early	3.5 ft	320 degrees
Wednesday 5/6	Down some	ENE 15+	Background swell fading from 2.6 ft @ 10-11 secs early	2.5 ft	325 degrees
Thursday 5/7	Up more	ENE 15	Japan swell building to 4.8 ft @ 14 secs later	6.5 ft	330 degrees
Friday 5/8	Down some	ENE 10+	Japan swell fading from 4.5 ft @ 12-13 secs early	5.5 ft	325 degrees
Extended Outlook	Down	---	A final gale lifted northeast from Japan to off Kamchatka Sat-Mon (5/4) with 27-28 ft seas aimed east. Swell arrival on Thurs (5/7). Nothing else to follow.	---	---

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
Monday 5/4	Down some	ENE 15	Southern hemi background swell fading from 1.4 ft @ 14 secs early	2.0 ft	196 degrees
Tuesday 5/5	Down	ENE 10+	No swell of interest forecast	2 ft or less	---
Wednesday 5/6	Down	ENE 15	No swell of interest forecast	2 ft or less	---
Thursday 5/7	Up some	ENE 15	Background sideband southern hemi swell 1.1 ft @ 15-16 secs early	1.5 ft	200 degrees
Friday 5/8	Down some	ENE 10+	Background southern hemi swell 1.0 ft @ 13-14 secs early	1.0-1.5 ft	200 degrees
Extended Outlook	Down	---	A series of gales developed 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. Swell arrival on Wed (5/6). A 3rd developed Sat-Sun (5/3) with 42 ft seas but falling southeast. but east of the HI swell window. Nothing else to follow.	---	---

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