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NOAA observations
Honolulu Water Temperature
82.8°F
28.2°C · measured 2026-11-06 19:36 local time
Wear todayBoardshorts or a rashguardNo wetsuit needed
Honolulu water temperature by month
Averages from 32,457 hourly NOAA readings at Honolulu Harbor (NOAA 1612340), 2023–2026. Ranges show how far individual readings strayed from the mean.
| Month | Average | Range | Typical wetsuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77.9°F / 25.5°C | 75.2–81°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
| February | 77.1°F / 25.1°C | 74.8–80.6°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
| March | 77.5°F / 25.3°C | 74.5–80.6°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
| April | 78.2°F / 25.7°C | 75.6–81.5°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
| May | 79.2°F / 26.2°C | 76.8–82.4°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
| June | 80.2°F / 26.8°C | 77.5–84°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
| July | 81.1°F / 27.3°C | 79.2–84.7°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
| August | 82°F / 27.8°C | 79.9–85.1°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
| September | 82.1°F / 27.8°C | 79.3–85.6°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
| October | 81.6°F / 27.6°C | 79.3–83.8°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
| Novembernow | 80°F / 26.7°C | 78.1–82.4°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
| December | 79.1°F / 26.2°C | 76.8–81.9°F | Boardshorts or a rashguard |
Warmest: September at 82.1°F. Coldest: February at 77.1°F — a 5°F swing across the year.
Surfing in Honolulu
- Surf lessons in Honolulu — schools, prices and what past students said.
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- Wetsuit thickness chart — the full temperature-to-thickness table.
- Best time to surf in Hawaii — swell seasons and crowd levels.
Water temperature in other surf towns
Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 1612340, 3km from Honolulu. Climatology rebuilt 2026-09-25.
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