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Waikiki Beach

Honolulu, Hawaii· Hawaiian Islands

A south-facing reef-fronted beach where the offshore break knocks the swell down before it reaches shore. Warm water year-round and gentle, long rolling waves at the outer breaks, which is why it remains the place most people learn to surf.

Updated Sep 25,

Right now · Beach Day

Poor for beach day — strong wind, likely blowing sand

Poor
Feels like
78°FExcellentComfortable beach temperatures
Wind
23 mphPoorStrong wind, likely blowing sand
Rain chance
8%ExcellentLittle chance of rain
Surf
3.6 ftGoodModerate shore break
Sky
76%FairMostly cloudy

Activity conditions

What Waikiki Beach is good for right now

Each activity is rated by its worst relevant condition, not an average.

Best time windows

When to go over the next two days

Windows come from the hourly forecast, so they get less certain further out.

Beach Day

  • Sat 8 AM – 2 PMFairFair for beach day — breezy — loose items will blow around
Hourly outlook for Beach Day from 5:00 AM to 4:00 AM

Fri 5 AMSun 4 AM

Current conditions

Mostly Cloudy then Isolated Rain Showers

Air temperature
78°FForecastNational Weather Service· NWS HFO forecast grid
Wind
23 mphfrom the ENEForecastNational Weather Service· NWS HFO forecast grid
Water temperature
82°FObservedNOAA NDBC· Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) · 8.6 mi away
Surf
3.6 ft7 s periodObservedNOAA NDBC· Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) · 8.6 mi away
Chance of rain
8%ForecastNational Weather Service· NWS HFO forecast grid
Cloud cover
76%ForecastNational Weather Service· NWS HFO forecast grid

Tide

Tide at HONOLULU

Heights are relative to MLLW, the NOAA chart datum for this station.

Now

Falling

Observed water level

1.5 ft

Today

  • High 3:12 AM 1.6 ft
  • Low 9:01 AM 0.3 ft
  • High 3:14 PM 1.9 ft
  • Low 9:33 PM 0.1 ft

Sat

  • High 3:48 AM 1.8 ft
  • Low 9:49 AM 0.3 ft
  • High 3:44 PM 1.7 ft
  • Low 9:55 PM 0.1 ft

Sun

  • High 4:26 AM 1.9 ft
  • Low 10:41 AM 0.4 ft
  • High 4:14 PM 1.5 ft
  • Low 10:19 PM 0 ft

Mon

  • High 5:08 AM 2.1 ft
  • Low 11:39 AM 0.5 ft
  • High 4:46 PM 1.3 ft
  • Low 10:44 PM 0 ft

Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 1612340.

Weather

Forecast

  • Overnight78°FMostly Cloudy8%
  • Friday88°FMostly Cloudy then Isolated Rain Showers17%
  • Friday Night78°FIsolated Rain Showers17%
  • Saturday88°FScattered Rain Showers38%
  • Saturday Night78°FMostly Cloudy13%
  • Sunday88°FPartly Sunny14%
  • Sunday Night78°FMostly Cloudy4%
  • Monday88°FPartly Sunny3%
  • Monday Night78°FMostly Cloudy9%
  • Tuesday88°FPartly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers19%
  • Tuesday Night77°FIsolated Rain Showers21%
  • Wednesday88°FIsolated Rain Showers24%
  • Wednesday Night77°FIsolated Rain Showers24%
  • Thursday88°FIsolated Rain Showers20%

Waves

Surf

Wave height

3.6 ft

ObservedNOAA NDBC· Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) · 8.6 mi away

Period

7 s

Longer periods carry more energy and break harder.

Direction

SE

Water temperature

Water

82°F

ObservedNOAA NDBC· Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) · 8.6 mi away

Measured at the station above, which may sit some distance from the shore break. Surface temperature at the beach can differ.

Additional data

Daylight and data sources

Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
6:25 PM
Humidity
82%
Time zone
Pacific/Honolulu
Coordinates
21.2762, -157.8267

Stations used for this location

  • Tides — NOAA CO-OPS HONOLULU (1612340), 3.1 mi away
  • Weather — National Weather Service grid HFO 156,143
  • Buoy — NDBC Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) (51211), 8.6 mi offshore; this buoy does not report wind
  • Water temperature fallback — NOAA CO-OPS Honolulu (1612340), 3.1 mi away; used only when the buoy has no reading

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