Oahu Surf Report

 
Sunday, October 18th, 7:30pm PDT
Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 79.3 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 79.5 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 19-25 kt 70° 80.4 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
7.2 ft 12 sec 339° --- --- 79.7 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
8.5 ft 8 sec 61° --- --- 80.4 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
3.6 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 81.5 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
3.0 ft 13 sec 164° --- --- 80.6 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
7.9 ft 8 sec 74° --- --- 81.1 °F
WESTERN HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 81.5 °F
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° 81.9 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 19-23 kt 60° 82.4 °F
Rumung, Yap, Micronesia
 
6.9 ft 7 sec 279° --- --- 84.9 °F
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
3.0 ft 9 sec 38° --- --- 84.9 °F
Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands
 
4.9 ft 8 sec 43° --- --- 84.4 °F
North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia
 
4.9 ft 9 sec 352° --- --- 84.7 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
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Aunuu, American Samoa
 
10.2 ft 11 sec 117° --- --- 81.1 °F
King-Poloa, American Samoa
 
7.2 ft 14 sec 212° --- --- 81.5 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101)

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Waimea Bay, Oahu (CDIP 106)

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Barbers Point, Oahu (CDIP 165)

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Mokapu Point, Oahu (CDIP 098)

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Kaneohe Bay, Oahu (CDIP 198)

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Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 
Waimea Bay Buoy 7-day Forecast
Waimea Bay buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP
 
Waimea Bay buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP
 

Map: Windy.com

Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service
 

NOAA CO-OPS station 1612340 — preliminary water level (last ~3 days)

Water level — NOAA CO-OPS

Chart: NOAA ERDDAP (coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov)

Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina
 
FZHW50 PHFO 190107 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 307 PM HST Sun Oct 18 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 307 PM HST Sun Oct 18 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Robust surface high pressure centered far north of Hawaii will maintain fresh to strong trade winds into Tuesday. Trades will steadily decrease late Tuesday and Wednesday as the high weakens and moves eastward. Trade winds will lower to gentle strength, or may become disrupted, as a low passes to the north Thursday and Friday.




Oahu Windward Waters- 307 PM HST Sun Oct 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

TONIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 9 feet at 8 seconds and north 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers.

MONDAY
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers.

MONDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers.

TUESDAY
East winds to 20 knots. Seas to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers.

TUESDAY NIGHT
East winds to 20 knots. Seas to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

WEDNESDAY
East winds to 20 knots, easing to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening.

THURSDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers.

FRIDAY
East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 12 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers through the day.




Oahu Leeward Waters- 307 PM HST Sun Oct 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

TONIGHT
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds.

MONDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds.

MONDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

TUESDAY
East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

TUESDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

WEDNESDAY
East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening.

THURSDAY
East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening.

FRIDAY
East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds and south southwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight.




Kaiwi Channel- 307 PM HST Sun Oct 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

TONIGHT
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 8 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers.

MONDAY
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning.

MONDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 8 feet at 7 seconds.

TUESDAY
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 8 feet at 7 seconds.

TUESDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 8 feet at 7 seconds.

WEDNESDAY
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening.

THURSDAY
East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening.

FRIDAY
East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 4 feet at 12 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight.




Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
FZHW52 PHFO 190109 SRFHFO Surf Zone Forecast for Hawaii National Weather Service Honolulu HI 309 PM HST Sun Oct 18 2026 .DISCUSSION... A north-northwest swell and a smaller overlapping west-northwest swell will slowly decline through Monday and fade on Tuesday. A very small northwest swell may arrive Thursday, followed by a moderate north-northwest swell next weekend. The current south swell will continue a slow decline over the next day or so. South shore surf will drop below seasonal average Monday and will remain relatively small through much of the week. A moderate south-southwest swell is expected next weekend. Rough trade wind swell will produce east shore surf just above seasonal average through Tuesday, then decline later in the week as trade winds decrease. Kauai- 309 PM HST Sun Oct 18 2026 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Monday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 5-7 4-6 3-5 2-4 West Facing 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4 South Facing 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4 East Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 5-7 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Low Temperature.............In the mid 70s. Winds.......................East winds around 15 mph. Tides... Hanalei Bay..............Low 0.5 feet 05:29 PM HST. High 0.7 feet 10:40 PM HST. Low 0.6 feet 01:40 AM HST. Nawiliwili...............Low 0.5 feet 06:51 PM HST. High 0.7 feet 11:41 PM HST. Low 0.6 feet 03:02 AM HST. .MONDAY... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................East winds around 15 mph. Tides... Hanalei Bay..............High 1.8 feet 10:17 AM HST. Low 0.4 feet 05:31 PM HST. Nawiliwili...............High 1.7 feet 11:18 AM HST. Sunrise.....................6:35 AM HST. Sunset......................6:10 PM HST.




HIZ006-007-009-032>035-200215- Oahu- 309 PM HST Sun Oct 18 2026 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Monday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 5-7 4-6 3-5 2-4 West Facing 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4 South Facing 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4 East Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 5-7 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Low Temperature.............In the mid 70s. Winds.......................East winds around 20 mph. Tides... Honolulu.................Low 0.4 feet 06:22 PM HST. High 0.8 feet 12:01 AM HST. Low 0.6 feet 03:54 AM HST. Waianae..................Low 0.4 feet 06:40 PM HST. High 0.7 feet 12:21 AM HST. Low 0.6 feet 04:12 AM HST. Haleiwa..................Low 0.3 feet 04:17 PM HST. High 0.6 feet 10:59 PM HST. Low 0.5 feet 01:49 AM HST. Mokuoloe.................Low 0.7 feet 02:11 AM HST. .MONDAY... Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................East winds 15 to 20 mph. Tides... Honolulu.................High 1.8 feet 11:26 AM HST. Waianae..................High 1.7 feet 11:46 AM HST. Haleiwa..................High 1.4 feet 10:24 AM HST. Low 0.3 feet 04:40 PM HST. Mokuoloe.................High 2.0 feet 10:57 AM HST. Sunrise.....................6:29 AM HST. Sunset......................6:05 PM HST.




HIZ017-018-045>050-200215- Maui- 309 PM HST Sun Oct 18 2026 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Monday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 5-7 4-6 3-5 2-4 West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 South Facing 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4 East Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 5-7 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Low Temperature.............In the mid 70s. Winds.......................East winds 15 to 20 mph. Tides... Kahului..................Low 0.7 feet 01:46 AM HST. .MONDAY... Weather.....................Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. High Temperature............In the mid 80s. Winds.......................East winds 15 to 20 mph. Tides... Kahului..................High 2.1 feet 10:53 AM HST. Sunrise.....................6:22 AM HST. Sunset......................5:59 PM HST.




HIZ052>054-200215- Big Island Windward and Southeast- 309 PM HST Sun Oct 18 2026 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Monday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ North Facing 4-6 3-5 3-5 2-4 East Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 5-7 South Facing 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. Low Temperature.............In the lower 70s. Winds.......................Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tides... Hilo Bay.................Low 0.9 feet 06:29 PM HST. High 1.0 feet 10:04 PM HST. Low 0.8 feet 03:00 AM HST. .MONDAY... Weather.....................Partly sunny. Numerous showers. High Temperature............In the lower 80s. Winds.......................East winds around 10 mph. Tides... Hilo Bay.................High 2.2 feet 10:55 AM HST. Sunrise.....................6:16 AM HST. Sunset......................5:54 PM HST.




HIZ023-026-051-200215- Big Island Leeward- 309 PM HST Sun Oct 18 2026 __________________________________________________________________ Tonight Monday Shores Surf Surf PM AM AM PM __________________________________________________________________ West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 South Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 .TONIGHT... Weather.....................Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Low Temperature.............Around 70. Winds.......................West winds around 5 mph, becoming east. Tides... Kona.....................Low 0.6 feet 07:06 PM HST. High 0.8 feet 10:42 PM HST. Low 0.5 feet 03:37 AM HST. Kawaihae.................Low 0.5 feet 06:28 PM HST. High 0.8 feet 11:54 PM HST. Low 0.7 feet 03:30 AM HST. .MONDAY... Weather.....................Mostly sunny. High Temperature............In the upper 80s. Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Tides... Kona.....................High 1.7 feet 11:33 AM HST. Kawaihae.................High 1.9 feet 11:16 AM HST. Sunrise.....................6:20 AM HST. Sunset......................5:58 PM HST.




__________________________________________________________________ Product Legend: Surf: Height of the surf from trough to crest (face value) in feet. Tides: Heights displayed are relative to the Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) datum in feet. Surf heights can vary significantly from beach to beach along a coastline. Surf larger than the upper end of the range provided in the forecast will occur periodically, sometimes up to a few hours apart. Expect to encounter rip currents in or near the surf zone, with rip current strength increasing with surf size. Swimmers are urged to exercise caution at all times and enter the water near a lifeguard. For the latest beach hazard and safety information at individual beaches in Hawaii refer to: https://hawaiibeachsafety.com __________________________________________________________________




Oahu surf zone forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service