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Hawaii Surf Reports/Forecasts

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Hawaii Surf Report/Forecast

July 26-27, 2026

Forecast: Nearshore buoys indicate energy spread throughout the wave spectrum, but most heavily concentrated in the long period bands, in support of borderline High Surf Advisory conditions for south facing shores. The advisory remains in effect, and may warrant an extension. Locally strong trades support rough surf along east shores slightly above the seasonal average . As trade wind swell declines with diminishing trades, a long period swell from Hurricane Fausto arrives builds through Sunday and Monday, peaking late Tuesday into Tuesday night. This swell is forecast to produce advisory-threshold surf along east facing shores as early as Sunday night, followed by potential for warning-level surf as it peaks on Tuesday. After a brief lull mid-week, a medium to long period east swell emanating from Hurricane Genevieve in the east Pacific will build Thursday night into next weekend. Surf along north shores remains flat to tiny through Sunday. Some increase is expected as Fausto or its remnants pass over the region Tuesday and Wednesday.

Maui Beaches
Hana: 2-4 / (measured in feet)
Hookipa: 0-1
Kanaha: 0-1
Kihei/Wailea: 2-3
Maalaea Bay: 3-4
Lahaina: 3-5
Upper West: 0-1

Oahu Beaches
North Shore: 0-1
West Shore: 2-4
South Shores: 3-5
East Shores: 2-3

Big Island
North Shore: 2-3
West Shore: 2-3+
South Shores: 3-5
East Shores: 2-4

Kauai
North Shore: 0-1
West Shore: 3-4
South Shore: 3-5
East Shore: 1-2+

>>> The actual wave face sizes are about twice the numbers noted above

Buoys surrounding the islands

Island swell shadow lines for Kauai
Island swell shadow lines for Oahu
Island swell shadow lines for Maui
Island swell shadow lines for Big Island

Oceanweather wave model
Stormsurf swell model – the Pacific
Stormsurf wave model – local Hawaiian Islands

Tides for Hawaii