Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.71° W

China Walls 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's China Walls sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for China Walls at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
2
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
E
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
195
484
452
202
193
309
305
258
339
264
326
326
258
322
318
245
253
253
232
165
188
186
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
15
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:09AM0.64m
3:46PM0.38m
4:56AM0.67m
4:21PM0.32m
5:49AM0.67m
5:01PM0.25m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.14m
10:00PM0.01m
12:00PM0.17m
10:31PM0.02m
1:25PM0.18m
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thunderstorm
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6:20
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6:21
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6:20
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3
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2
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Temp °C
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
24
24
24
28
24
26
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
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