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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - Hawaii 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Thursday, March 19, 2026 2:07 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 3/20 Down more S 15 North windswell 2.7 ft @ 10 secs 2.5 ft 355 degrees Saturday 3/21 Up slightly S 15+ North windswell 3.5 ft @ 10 secs 3.5 ft 005 degrees Sunday 3/22 Up slightly SSW 15 North windswell 3.4 ft @ 10 secs Japan swell 1.8 ft @ 15 secs later 3.5 ft 2.5-3.0 ft 015 degrees 305 degrees Monday 3/23 Down some NNE 15+ North windswell 4.0 ft @ 8-9 secs later Japan swell 1.8 ft @ 13-14 secs early 3.0 ft 2.5 ft 350 degrees 305 degrees Tuesday 3/24 Up some NE 15+ North windswell building to 6.8 ft @ 11-12 secs later Japan swell fading from 1.3 ft @ 11-12 secs 7.0 ft 1.5 ft 005 degrees 310 degrees Extended Outlook Down --- A local gale is forecast just north of Hawaii Mon-Tues (3/24) with 18 ft seas aimed south at the Islands. Local windswell the likely result. A gale is forecast off Japan on Sat (3/21) with 24 ft seas aimed east. Of more interest is a major change occurring in the pressure pattern over the equatorial dateline with westerly anomalies forecast building there over the next 3 months possibly to ridiculously strong status. --- --- 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 3/20 Down some S 15 South swell fading from 1.7 ft @ 13 secs early 2.0-2.5 ft 188 degrees Saturday 3/21 Up slightly S 15+ Background swell 1.2 ft @ 18 secs later 1.5-2.0 ft 206 degrees Sunday 3/22 Holding SSW 15+ Background swell 1.2 ft @ 16-17 secs 1.5-2.0 ft 197 degrees Monday 3/23 Up slightly N 10+ Background swell 1.2 ft @ 14-15 secs early 1.5-2.0 ft 197 degrees Tuesday 3/24 Holding NE 15 Background swell 1.1 ft @ 13-14 secs 1.5 ft 197 degrees Extended Outlook Down --- A weak gale developed SE of New Zealand with 28 ft seas aimed northeast on Wed (3/11). Swell fading on Fri (3/20). A weak gale tracked under New Zealand Sat (3/14) producing 28 ft seas aimed east. Possible sideband swell arrival on Sat (3/21). Nothing else is forecast behind. --- --- 5393

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