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Surf Forecast - Hawaii

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Sunday, September 7, 2025 4:27 PM

Next Forecast Update: Fri 9/19

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
9/8

Up slightly

E 10 Low odds of NE swell from Kiko 1.5 ft @ 13-14 secs later on the East Shore 2.0 ft 100 degrees
Tuesday
9/9

Up some

NE 10+ Swell from Kiko 5.1 ft @ 11-12 secs later on the East Shore
West swell from Japan building to 1.7 ft @ 11-12 secs later
5.5 ft
2.0 ft
80 degrees
320 degrees
Wednesday
9/10

Down
some

SE 5-10 Swell from Kiko fading from 3.2 ft @ 9 secs early on the East Shore
Japan swell fading from 1.6 ft @ 10 secs early
2.5-3.0 ft
1.5 ft

80 degrees
320 degrees

Thursday
9/11

Down

ESE 10+ No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less ---
Friday
9/12

Up slightly

ESE 10+ Low odds of West Gulf sideband swell 1.8 ft @ 12-13 secs later 2.0-2.5 ft 340 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up slightly --- a tiny gale developed off Japan Sat (9/6) with seas to 30 ft and is forecast rapidly moving the the Northwest Gulf Mon-Tues (9/9) with 28-30 ft sea briefly aimed east. Swell arrival on Tues (9/9). The change of season is trying to develop. And Hurricane Kiko is to be just northeast of the Hawaiian Islands Mon-Tues (9/9) possibly generating swell.

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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
9/8

Down some

ENE 10+ New Zealand swell fading from 2.0 ft @ 13-14 secs early 2.5 ft 195 degrees
Tuesday
9/9

Up some

ENE 5 New Zealand swell 1.6 ft @ 14-15 secs later 2.0-2.5 ft 195 degrees
Wednesday
9/10

Up some

ENE 5 New Zealand swell fading from 1.9 ft @ 13-14 secs 2.5 ft 195 degrees
Thursday
9/11

Down some

ENE 10+ New Zealand swell fading from 1.6 ft @ 12-13 secs early 1.5-2.0 ft 195 degrees
Friday
9/12

Up some

ENE 10+ Background swell 1.7 ft @ 13-14 secs later 2.0-2.5 ft 185 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- A gale has developed tracking east from a point off North New Zealand Sun-Tues (9/2) with 30-32 ft seas aimed northeast. Swell fading some on Mon (9/8). And maybe another is forecast under New Zealand on Sat (9/13) with 28-31 ft sea aimed northeast.

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