Hawaii surf report
13 spots in Hawaii, each built from the buoy that actually sits in its swell window rather than the one that happens to be closest. Every number below names its station on the spot page.
Rebuilt August 13 at 4:15 AM CDT
Conditions right now
| Spot | Wave | Period | Water |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ala Moana Bowls Oahu South Shore | 3.3 ft | 17 s | 82 °F |
| Banzai Pipeline Oahu North Shore | 3.6 ft | 17 s | 80.2 °F |
| Haleiwa Oahu North Shore | 3.6 ft | 17 s | 80.2 °F |
| Hanalei Bay Kauai North Shore | 4.9 ft | 7 s | 81.1 °F |
| Ho'okipa Maui North Shore | 4.9 ft | 8 s | 79.9 °F |
| Honoli'i Hawaii Island (Big Island) | 5.2 ft | 8 s | 81.1 °F |
| Honolua Bay Maui West | 4.9 ft | 8 s | 79.9 °F |
| Lahaina Maui West | 3.6 ft | 13 s | 80.2 °F |
| Makapu'u Oahu East Shore | 5.2 ft | 8 s | 81.3 °F |
| Sunset Beach Oahu North Shore | 3.6 ft | 17 s | 80.2 °F |
| Waikiki Oahu South Shore | 3.3 ft | 17 s | 82 °F |
| Waimea Bay Oahu North Shore | 3.6 ft | 17 s | 80.2 °F |
| White Plains Beach Oahu Leeward | 4.3 ft | 17 s | 81.9 °F |
A dash means the station carried no value for this hour. Where a reading is labelled model, the buoy was silent and the number comes from WaveWatch III — a computation, not a measurement.
What is covered in Hawaii
- Spots
- 13
- Regions
- Oahu South Shore · Oahu North Shore · Kauai North Shore · Maui North Shore · Hawaii Island (Big Island) · Maui West · Oahu East Shore · Oahu Leeward
- Surf cams
- 1 embedded or linked
Water temperature runs from 79.9 to 82 °F across these spots — see what to wear at each of them. More Hawaii spots are added as each one gets a station pairing that holds up. A spot without a buoy that can honestly call it stays off the site until it has one. Suggestions are welcome on the contact page.
Other states
Conditions change faster than this page does. When the water looks different from the numbers, trust the water and the lifeguards. How the data is put together is on the About page.