China Walls Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.71° W

China Walls 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's China Walls sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.0° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for China Walls at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
184
177
274
288
295
291
284
261
258
322
322
322
261
261
258
255
251
215
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
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
8:45PM0.20m
11:21AM0.57m
10:59PM0.20m
12:10PM0.60m
Low Tide
7:38PM0.20m
3:06AM0.11m
7:49PM0.17m
4:20AM0.10m
8:09PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:54
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
29
29
30
29
29
31
29
30
29
28
27
28
28
26
24
24
22
22
22
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