Hawaii Surf Reports/Forecasts

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Hawaii Surf Report/Forecast



 October 24-25, 2025


Forecast: A series of northwest to north-northwest swells will continue to move across local waters through early next week. The latest swell will slowly decline through at least mid Friday as it shifts out of the north-northwest (340 degrees). Another, similarly-sized or slightly smaller north-northwest swell (330-340 degrees) will reach the islands late Friday afternoon or evening, and push north and west shore surf close to high surf advisory levels during the peak early Saturday. This swell will decline Saturday night into early Monday, followed by a smaller pulse of swell on Monday. As this swell drops, there are low chances for a quick shot of medium-period north swell sometime Tuesday and Wednesday.

Rough trade wind seas and resulting east shore surf will gradually increase Friday and Saturday, then decline as trades over and upwind of the state ease Sunday and Monday. As a fetch of trades expands east of the islands Friday and Saturday, wind wave energy will increase, and surf along east facing shores will climb to just below the advisory threshold. East shore surf will decline Sunday into Monday, as trades ease, with some chance of wrapping north swell Tuesday and Wednesday. South facing shores will experience mainly small background swell through the week.  

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

Oahu Beaches
North Shore:                                                                 3-6
West Shore:                                                                  2-3 
South Shores:                                                               1+
East Shores:                                                                  2-4

Big Island
North Shore:                                                                    3-5
West Shore:                                                                     1-3
South Shores:                                                                   1+
East Shores:                                                                     2-4

Kauai
North Shore:                                                                   3-6
West Shore:                                                                    2-3
South Shore:                                                                   1    
East Shore:                                                                       3 


>>> 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