Waikiki surf forecast
Honolulu, Oahu
Waikiki Beach is knee to waist high but poor today and not worth the drive.Canoes is a better choice nearby.
Colors
Surf conditions
- FlatNothing to ride
- PoorSmall, messy or blown out
- Poor to FairGetting there
- FairDecent conditions
- Fair to GoodFun waves
- GoodA great session
- EpicRare. Drop everything
The nearest spots today, best first
About this spot
- Works
- 2ft-7ft · 12s+
- Break
- Reef
- Level
- Beginner
- Faces
- SW
- Offshore wind
- N/NE
Worth knowing: shallow reef in places, crowds, outrigger canoes.
Waikiki is a reef break - the bottom doesn't move, so it breaks in the same place every swell.
Nearby
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Common questions
Is Waikiki good for beginners?
The best beginner surf in the world, and it deserves the title: slow, soft, long waves over a deep reef, warm water all year, and instructors and board rental on the sand.
Which Waikiki spot should I surf?
Canoes for a first wave - the softest. Queens next door is a little faster and shapelier. Populars and Threes further out are the intermediate step.
When is the best time to surf Waikiki?
May to September, on summer south swell. It has something most days year-round, but winter is small and inconsistent on the south shore.
How far out is the wave at Waikiki?
A few hundred metres - a long paddle for a first session, which is why the schools use outrigger canoes and long, buoyant boards.