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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - Hawaii 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Tuesday, March 17, 2026 12:56 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 Wednesday 3/18 Up some E 5+ Northerly swell building to 5.1 ft @ 12-13 secs early 6.0 ft 340 degrees Thursday 3/19 Down some SSE 10+ North swell fading from 3.8 ft @ 11 secs early 4.0 ft 350 degrees Friday 3/20 Down more S 10 North windswell 3.0 ft @ 10 secs 3.0 ft 355 degrees Saturday 3/21 Down some SSW 10 North windswell 3.5 ft @ 10 secs 3.5 ft 010 degrees Sunday 3/22 Down more SSW 10+ North windswell 3.5 ft @ 10 secs Possible Japan swell 2.1 ft @ 15 secs mid-day 3.5 ft 3.0 ft 015 degrees 305 degrees Extended Outlook Down --- A gale developed north of Hawaii Sun-Mon (3/16) with 25 ft seas aimed south at the Islands. Swell arrival on Wed (3/18). Another is forecast just east of Japan Tues-Wed (3/18) with up to 32 ft seas aimed southeast targeting the Islands well but from a long ways away. nothing else is forecast beyond. A major change is occurring in the pressure pattern over the equatorial dateline with westerly anomalies forecast building there over the next 3 months. --- --- 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 Wednesday 3/18 Up some ENE 5 South swell building to 1.8 ft @ 15-16 secs late 2.5-3.0 ft 188 degrees Thursday 3/19 Down some S 10 South swell fading from 1.9 ft @ 14-15 secs early 2.5-3.0 ft 188 degrees Friday 3/20 Down some S 10 South swell fading from 1.7 ft @ 13 secs early 2.0-2.5 ft 188 degrees Saturday 3/21 Up slightly S 5+ Background swell 1.0 ft @ 18 secs later 1.5-2.0 ft 203 degrees Sunday 3/22 Holding SSW 10+ Background swell 1.2 ft @ 16-17 secs 1.5-2.0 ft 203 degrees Extended Outlook Down --- A weak gale developed SE of New Zealand with 28 ft seas aimed northeast on Wed (3/11). Swell is radiating north arriving on Tues (3/17). A weak gael tracked under New Zealand Sat 93/140 producing 28 ft seas aimed east. Possible sideband swell arrival on Sat (3/21). Nothing else is forecast behind. --- --- 5211

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