Hawaii Surf Reports/Forecasts
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Hawaii Surf Report/Forecast
February 12-13, 2026
Forecast: Strong trade winds will continue to bring advisory level surf to east facing shores. Latest nearshore buoy observations just started to show a downward trend in wave heights and we should see a gradual downward trend. Surf is expected to fall just below advisory levels Thursday, but will remain rough and elevated for the foreseeable future. Trades are expected to restrengthen over the weekend into early next week, which will produce another round of advisory level surf and possibly warning level surf along east facing shores of Oahu and Kauai. Small to medium northwest swells will continue through the weekend with smaller surf expected during the first half of next week. Currently we have a small northwest swell that has filled in and will be followed by a slightly larger northwest swells Thursday and Friday. Small surf along south facing shores will continue to remain small with some background wind swell for select exposures.
Maui Beaches |
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| Hana: 3-4 rough / (measured in feet) | |
| Hookipa: 2-3 | |
| Kanaha: 2+ | |
| Kihei/Wailea: 1+ | |
| Maalaea Bay: 1+ | |
| Lahaina: 1-2 | |
| Upper West: 1 | |
Oahu Beaches |
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| North Shore: 2-3+ | |
| West Shore: 1-2 | |
| South Shores: 1-2 | |
| East Shores: 3-4 rough | |
Big Island |
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| North Shore: 2-3 | |
| West Shore: 1+ | |
| South Shores: 1-2 | |
| East Shores: 3-4 rough | |
Kauai |
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| North Shore: 2-3+ | |
| West Shore: 1-2+ | |
| South Shore: 1+ | |
| East Shore: 3+ rough | |
>>> 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
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