WHEN.SURF FORECAST Oahu South Shore

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tomorrow

🌅6-10a 🙂 Swell 2/10Wind 070° 10G13kt

Waist-high surf continues with occasional lully chest-high sets from overlapping south pulses. The falling tide trends toward a low near the end of the window, helping wave shape on the reef. Easterly trades stay moderate and cross-textured, though a few cleaner dawn intervals are possible. A passing shower cannot be ruled out.

  • Typical waves:waist
  • Sets:chest, lully
  • Surface:textured
  • Wind:070° 10G13kt
  • Tide:▼0.3ft 10:00a
  • Spectrum:
    • 194° 1.3ft 12s
    • 214° 1.0ft 16s
    • 217° 1.4ft 9s
    • 130° 1.2ft 5s
10a-2p 🙂 Swell 2/10Wind 070° 12G15kt

Waist-high surf holds through midday, with chest-high sets still showing but separated by lulls. The lowest tide is at the start, then water levels steadily fill in and can soften some reef sections. Moderate easterly trades add texture rather than a full chop. Early scattered showers should become more isolated.

  • Typical waves:waist
  • Sets:chest, lully
  • Surface:textured
  • Wind:070° 12G15kt
  • Tide:▼0.3ft 10:00a
  • Spectrum:
    • 195° 1.3ft 12s
    • 213° 1.0ft 16s
    • 220° 1.4ft 9s
    • 153° 0.9ft 9s
2-7p🌙 🙂 Swell 2/10Wind 070° 12G15kt

Waist-high surf persists into the afternoon, with occasional chest-high pulses from the lingering longer-period south energy. A high tide around mid-afternoon may make the smaller waves less defined at some reef zones. Easterly trades remain moderately textured, with isolated showers possible, but no major weather concern is expected.

  • Typical waves:waist
  • Sets:chest, lully
  • Surface:textured
  • Wind:070° 12G15kt
  • Tide:▲1.9ft 4:12p
  • Spectrum:
    • 212° 1.0ft 15s
    • 194° 1.2ft 12s
    • 225° 1.4ft 9s
    • 154° 0.9ft 9s
    • 146° 1.0ft 6s

Saturday

🌅6a-12p 🙂 Swell 1/10Wind 070° 10kt

The fading south swell leaves thigh-high surf at average spots, with intermittent waist-high sets where the longer-period energy refracts in. The late-morning low tide should keep the small surf relatively playful, but use normal reef awareness. Moderate east-northeast trades maintain texture, and an isolated shower is possible.

  • Typical waves:thigh
  • Sets:waist, lully
  • Surface:textured
  • Wind:070° 10kt
  • Tide:▼0.4ft 10:50a
  • Spectrum:
    • 213° 0.8ft 14s
    • 192° 1.0ft 12s
    • 231° 1.1ft 8s
    • 145° 0.9ft 5s
12-7p🌙 😕 Swell 1/10Wind 060° 10kt

Small thigh-high surf dominates, with occasional waist-high sets from the fading south swell. A broad afternoon high tide further reduces the push on smaller reef sections. East-northeast winds are favorable in direction but still add a light texture, while brief isolated showers become possible toward evening.

  • Typical waves:thigh
  • Sets:waist, lully
  • Surface:textured
  • Wind:060° 10kt
  • Tide:▲1.7ft 4:42p
  • Spectrum:
    • 212° 0.9ft 14s
    • 190° 0.9ft 11s
    • 230° 1.1ft 8s
    • 150° 0.7ft 8s
    • 091° 1.8ft 3s

Sunday

🌅6a-12p 🙂 Swell 1/10Wind 070° 12G15kt

Small, longer-period south energy keeps thigh-high surf in the water, with lully waist-high sets at favored peaks. Water levels fall toward a late-morning low, which helps the modest swell break more cleanly over shallow reef. Easterly trades remain moderate and textured. Scattered brief showers are possible during the morning.

  • Typical waves:thigh
  • Sets:waist, lully
  • Surface:textured
  • Wind:070° 12G15kt
  • Tide:▼0.5ft 11:42a
  • Spectrum:
    • 206° 0.8ft 15s
    • 211° 0.7ft 13s
    • 191° 0.8ft 10s
    • 233° 0.7ft 8s
12-7p🌙 😕 Swell 1/10Wind 060° 12G15kt

The south swell eases to mainly knee-to-thigh-high surf, with only occasional waist-high sets from the remaining 15-second energy. The afternoon high tide makes the small surf less reliable across many reef zones. Moderate east-northeast trades keep a textured surface, and isolated showers may pass through later in the day.

  • Typical waves:knee
  • Sets:thigh, lully
  • Surface:textured
  • Wind:060° 12G15kt
  • Tide:▲1.4ft 5:11p
  • Spectrum:
    • 207° 0.8ft 15s
    • 208° 0.7ft 13s
    • 194° 0.7ft 10s
    • 146° 0.8ft 9s

A declining, moderate south swell is gradually handing off to smaller background southerly energy through the weekend. Moderate easterly trades return as the prevailing pattern, generally favorable in direction for the South Shore but strong enough to keep daytime surfaces textured. Weather trends drier overall, with only brief trade showers around the area.

Outlook: Small background south swell should hold into early next week, leaving below-average but intermittently surfable South Shore conditions. A distant Southern Hemisphere gale is expected to send initial longer-period forerunners toward Hawaii around midweek, with a more meaningful upward trend possible later next week and into next weekend. Trades should persist before tropical moisture may increase later next week.

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Legend (examples)
Rating
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average+
Swell
Swell 3/10
chest-high typical
Wind
Wind 060° 15kts
060° 15kts (barbs)