China Walls Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.71° W

China Walls 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's China Walls sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.4° 

China Walls surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at China Walls today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for China Walls at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at China Walls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
5
ESE
10
2.3
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
4431
885
471
604
202
166
250
334
334
334
260
260
253
242
170
167
165
165
119
119
83
83
Wind (km/h)
60
ENE
45
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55AM0.48m
5:21PM0.47m
6:52AM0.50m
5:48PM0.38m
7:56AM0.52m
6:10PM0.31m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.20m
00:11AM0.05m
1:08PM0.25m
00:39AM0.07m
2:59PM0.27m
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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7:00
6:59
6:58
 mm
24
20
7
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
19
22
24
25
26
28
28
29
27
24
24
23
23
24
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
23
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