Hawaii Surf Reports/Forecasts

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Hawaii Surf Report/Forecast



 December 15-16, 2025


Forecast: Incoming large, medium period WNW (290-300) swell registered higher than anticipated at offshore NDBC Buoys 51101 and 51001, prompting an upward revision to surf values for N and W facing shores of Kauai and Oahu and N facing shores of Maui as swell rapidly builds. It is not out of the question that surf briefly touches the High Surf Warning threshold as it peaks. The surf forecast was likewise revised upward for W facing shores of Leeward Big Island where the 290-300 degree trajectory is favorable for building surf there by Monday morning. A High Surf Warning has been issued for these zones. A combination of moderate northwest and north swells will keep surf elevated through the week.

E facing shores remain tiny to small given the lack of trade winds, but shorelines exposed to N swell energy may remain slightly elevated through Wednesday. Surf along S shores increases due to short period wind wave chop, mainly over the western islands associated with passing fronts.    

Maui Beaches
Hana:                                                                      0-1    /    (measured in feet)
Hookipa:                                                                6-8                              
Kanaha:                                                                  5-7   
Kihei/Wailea:                                                          1    
Maalaea Bay:                                                           1/2-1 
Lahaina:                                                                     1+  
Upper West:                                                             4+

Oahu Beaches
North Shore:                                                             7-10
West Shore:                                                               5-7
South Shores:                                                              1+
East Shores:                                                                0-1

Big Island
North Shore:                                                                6-7
West Shore:                                                                  5
South Shores:                                                                1+
East Shores:                                                                  0-1 

Kauai
North Shore:                                                                7-10    
West Shore:                                                                  5-7
South Shore:                                                                 1 
East Shore:                                                                    0-1/2 


>>> 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