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China Walls surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 HST
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China Walls surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's China Walls sea temperature is
25.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at China Walls today?

The current surf forecast for China Walls at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
SSW
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
SSE
0.4
E
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)5888813888889997956666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152020211117111111111224243930255414318521312211787103
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
0.19
12:18AM
0.54
11:04AM
0.15
12:56AM
0.57
12:12PM
0.14
1:32AM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
0.00
8:27AM
0.13
5:10PM
-0.01
8:56AM
0.09
5:55PM
-0.02
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:07-------6:07-------6:08-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------131--34--
Temp. °C242323222222212122222323232323232425252423222021
Feels °C (?)242019192020191920202224242424232020212020211920
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