Beach forecast for Honolulu
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (HST) · Hawaii, United States Today, Wed, Oct 28 · HST- Swimming
- Dangerous · 5.2 ft
- Water
- 79 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 2 · SPF 15
- Low tide
- 1:04 pm and 10:41 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's not a beach day in Honolulu (0/10). The best day this week is Saturday, October 31, at 4/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 0Not a beach day | Not today | Dangerous · 5.2 ft | 79 °F | 2 |
| Thu 29 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.2 ft | 79 °F | 3 |
| Fri 30 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.8 ft | 80 °F | 8 |
| Sat 31 | 4Poor beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 3.9 ft | 80 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.8 ft | 80 °F | 7 |
| Mon 2 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.2 ft | 80 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 4Poor beach day | 8:00–10:00 am | Calm · 3.4 ft | 80 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Feels like 81 °F: beach weather
- Water at 79 °F (warm)
- Low tide at 1:04 pm: more sand
- Cloudy (100% cloud cover)
- Rain (1.32 in)
- Fresh offshore wind (20 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
Dangerous surf during beach hours. Stay out if the red flag is up, and never swim where there is no lifeguard.
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Dangerous · 5.2 ft
5.2 ft waves every 9 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 79 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 2 · SPF 15
Max UV 2 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.
- Wind 20 mph
Fresh offshore wind (20 mph): blowing sand. Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 1:04 pm
Low tide at 1:04 pm and 10:41 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 5:43 am and 5:09 pm.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 0 | Rain | 81 °F | 11 mph | 4.3 ft | 0 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Light rain | 81 °F | 11 mph | 4.4 ft | 0 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Light rain | 81 °F | 11 mph | 4.5 ft | 1 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Light rain | 81 °F | 12 mph | 4.6 ft | 1 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Rain | 79 °F | 15 mph | 4.8 ft | 1 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Rain | 77 °F | 18 mph | 5.0 ft | 1 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Rain | 76 °F | 20 mph | 5.2 ft | 2 |
| 3:00 pm | 0 | Rain | 76 °F | 20 mph | 5.2 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 0 | Rain | 76 °F | 19 mph | 5.2 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Honolulu
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Ala Moana Beach 1.4 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Magic Island lagoon 1.8 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Beach Park 2.2 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Waikiki Beach 3.1 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Queen Kapi'olani Beach 3.4 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Kaimana beach 3.8 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Showers
- Parking
- Mākālei Beach 4.3 mi · SE
- Lē'ahi Beach 4.5 mi · SE
Water quality: check the official beach advisories for Hawaii (Hawaii Department of Health).
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.8 of 1; minus rain 6 and waves 2; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Honolulu
Is it a beach day in Honolulu today?
Not a beach day: 0/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Honolulu today?
5.2 ft waves every 9 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Honolulu?
About 79 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Honolulu today?
UV reaches 2 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Honolulu?
Today low tide is at 1:04 pm and 10:41 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 5:43 am and 5:09 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Honolulu?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: not a beach day (0/10).
What beaches are near Honolulu?
Ala Moana Beach (1.4 mi), Magic Island lagoon (1.8 mi), Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Beach Park (2.2 mi), Waikiki Beach (3.1 mi) and Queen Kapi'olani Beach (3.4 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Honolulu today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Honolulu (NOAA) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)