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Hawaii tides today
Four stations on three islands, with a small mixed tide that still decides how much reef shows.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Honolulu, HI · Tuesday, October 13
Tide falling, 0.6 ft now
Low 12:42 PM
0.6 ft · in 1 h 1 min
| High | 5:42 AM | 2.1 ft |
| Low | 12:42 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High | 5:01 PM | 0.9 ft |
| Low | 10:40 PM | 0.2 ft |
Tide coefficient 102 (average), range 2.0 ft
Sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:08 PM
Waxing crescent, 11% lit · fishing day ★★☆☆
Solunar: major 1:22 AM–3:22 AM, minor 8:47 AM–9:47 AM, major 1:47 PM–3:47 PM, minor 7:45 PM–8:45 PM
Honolulu tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:42 AM 2.1 ft · 5:01 PM 0.9 ft | 12:42 PM 0.6 ft · 10:40 PM 0.2 ft | 102 | 6:27 AM–6:08 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 6:23 AM 2.1 ft · 5:29 PM 0.8 ft | 1:47 PM 0.6 ft · 11:06 PM 0.3 ft | 94 | 6:27 AM–6:08 PM | Waxing crescent ★☆☆☆ | |
| 7:13 AM 2.0 ft · 6:03 PM 0.7 ft | 3:08 PM 0.6 ft · 11:36 PM 0.4 ft | 83 | 6:27 AM–6:07 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 8:13 AM 1.8 ft · 7:54 PM 0.6 ft | 4:49 PM 0.5 ft | 67 | 6:28 AM–6:06 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 9:24 AM 1.8 ft · 10:52 PM 0.6 ft | 12:17 AM 0.5 ft · 5:52 PM 0.5 ft | 68 | 6:28 AM–6:05 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 10:31 AM 1.8 ft | 1:51 AM 0.6 ft · 6:22 PM 0.4 ft | 72 | 6:28 AM–6:04 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:01 AM 0.8 ft · 11:26 AM 1.8 ft | 3:54 AM 0.6 ft · 6:45 PM 0.3 ft | 76 | 6:29 AM–6:04 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Station HONOLULU (NOAA 1612340). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 1.9 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Hawaii's tide is small and mixed: two highs and two lows most days, of unequal size, with an average daily range between 1.9 ft at Kailua-Kona and 2.4 ft at Hilo. The islands sit in the open Pacific, far from the continental shelves and long bays that amplify the tide elsewhere, so the water rises and falls only a foot or two. The highs of a day often differ by about a foot at Honolulu, and on some days one of them almost disappears. Hawaii also keeps standard time all year, so the times do not jump in March and November. Pick a station in the tool above for today's curve, or open its page for seven days, the extremes and a planner. On reef-fringed shores, those few feet decide whether a reef flat is covered or awash.
Hawaii tide stations on this site
| Station page | NOAA station | Tide type | Average range | Highest predicted | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | HONOLULU | mixed | 1.9 ft | 2.7 ft · July 3, 2027 | -0.4 ft |
| Kahului | KAHULUI | mixed | 2.3 ft | 3.1 ft · August 1, 2027 | -0.8 ft |
| Hilo | HILO | mixed | 2.4 ft | 3.3 ft · December 24, 2026 | -0.7 ft |
| Kailua-Kona | Kailua Kona | mixed | 1.9 ft | 2.6 ft · December 24, 2026 | -0.5 ft |
Why the tide is so small in the islands
Large tides need help from the coast: a wide shelf, a funnel-shaped bay or a basin that resonates. Hawaii has none of these. The islands rise steeply from deep water, and the tide passing them is the open-ocean tide of the central Pacific, about two feet. That is why Honolulu moves less in a day than many East Coast harbors move in an hour of a spring tide. The tide range guide explains what makes the big ones.
Reef, swell and the tide
On a coast of shallow reef, a foot of water changes what you can do. At a low tide, the reef flats of the south shore come within inches of the surface, and paddling or walking over them gets awkward and damages coral; at a high tide, there is room to swim. Snorkel entries over lava ledges, as on the Kona coast, are easier with a little more water. But the swell decides safety: a south swell in summer or a north swell in winter can wash over benches and reefs at any stage of the tide.
Island by island
NOAA uses Hilo as the reference for the Island of Hawaii, predicting Kailua-Kona from it with a correction of under forty minutes. On Maui, Kahului predicts the south shore at Kihei with high water almost two hours later. On Oahu, Honolulu serves the south shore and Hanauma Bay, with its own small corrections.
Questions about these tides
How big are the tides in Hawaii?
Small: on an average day the water moves between about two and two and a half feet from the lower low to the higher high, depending on the island. The tide is mixed, with one high noticeably bigger than the other. Swell and wind change the shoreline far more than the tide on most days.
Do Hawaii tide times change with daylight saving time?
No. Hawaii stays on Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time all year, so the station pages show the same clock offset in every season. Tides still come about fifty minutes later each day, as everywhere, because they follow the moon. Visitors arriving from the mainland in summer should simply read the times as printed, in local Hawaii time.
Is low tide a good time to explore the reef in Hawaii?
It exposes more of the reef flat, but walking on live coral damages it and the flats are slippery and sharp. Low tide is good for viewing tide pools from the edge; for snorkeling, many people prefer a mid or high tide, with more water over the coral. Check the swell before going in.
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Predictions, not measurements: the times and heights are NOAA’s astronomical tide for the station named on the page. An onshore wind, a storm surge or a river in flood can raise the water well above them, and an offshore wind can hold it down. Never use this page to navigate.
Tide predictions 2026, downloaded from the National Ocean Service on