Hawaii Surf Reports/Forecasts

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Hawaii Surf Report/Forecast



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 June 11-12, 2026


Forecast: A fading small, medium-period south swell is generating small, inconsistent sets along south facing shores and should be even smaller Thursday. A series of small pulses of south-southwest swells will fill in late Thursday into Friday, reviving near average surf along south facing shores. Long-period energy from a storm that passed within our swell window around New Zealand earlier this week is expected to gradually fill in locally late Friday through the weekend. Wave models have this swell peaking Sunday into Monday that will drive surf heights near or above warning levels. This swell will coincide with the peak monthly tides, and will likely lead to significant wave runup and minor coastal flooding during the first half of next week, particularly during the peak daily high tide cycles. South shore surf will remain elevated through much of next week, due to the slow decline of this large south swell and a series of more overlapping southerly swells. East shore surf will slowly decline below seasonal averages through the rest of the week into the weekend as trades ease. Surf along east facing shores will pick up a notch next week, as fresh trades return. No significant swells expected elsewhere.  

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

Oahu Beaches
North Shore:                                0-1
West Shore:                                  0-1+  
South Shores:                             1-2+ 
East Shores:                               1+  

Big Island
North Shore:                                0-1 
West Shore:                                 0-1+ 
South Shores:                            1-2+ 
East Shores:                              1+

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


>>> 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