China Walls 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.71° W

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's China Walls sea temperature is

26.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at China Walls today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for China Walls at 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). 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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	SSW 13	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	64	64	63	61	57	55	54	54	54	54	53	52	49	47	71	70	69	55	55	84	84	54	141	196
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	00:11AM0.35m				11:46AM0.54m				00:44AM0.43m				12:22PM0.52m				1:17AM0.51m				12:57PM0.48m
Low Tide			5:33AM0.17m				6:47PM0.06m				6:32AM0.15m				7:06PM0.03m				7:27AM0.14m				7:27PM0.01m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	25	25	25	24	24
Feels °C	20	21	22	22	21	21	22	23	25	26	25	24	23	23	23	24	25	24	25	25	24	24	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	ENE 8	SW 15	SW 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	E 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 16
kJ	64	64	63	61	57	256	54	54	226	214	186	176	157	47	71	70	82	101	142	84	145	126	123	196
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SW 15	SSE 6	SSE 6	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	E 13	E 14	NE 15	E 7	E 7	E 13	NE 13	E 13	NE 12	SSW 13	NE 11
kJ	17	26	26	26	14	55	7	6	54	54	53	52	49	32	35	33	53	39	55	60	84	69	141	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	S 11	SSE 5	SSE 5	E 13	E 13	E 13	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 14	SSW 13	E 13	NE 13	SW 13	NE 12	E 13	NE 12	E 12
kJ	21	17	16	7	7	6	6	10	6	3	14	13	31	4	3	16	69	55	61	43	53	54	66	72
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	ENE 8
kJ	481	481	438	426	322	—	263	256	—	—	—	—	—	157	161	161	117	—	—	145	—	—	—	123
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	51	44	51	45	45	51	44	43	43	0	9	43	12	12	12	12	12	12	0	12	12	12	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
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