China Walls surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
26.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at China Walls today?

The current surf forecast for China Walls at 12AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
0.5
SSW
1.4
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1515677614714141413131313131818181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87861841711981661131717877105102101996868176243225232295366366362
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.32
1:16PM
0.66
1:37AM
0.38
1:50PM
0.64
2:14AM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
0.08
6:32AM
0.07
8:20PM
0.07
7:23AM
0.07
8:41PM
0.06
8:09AM
0.09
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset6:31-------6:30-------6:30-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252525252525262525252525252525252525252525252525
Feels °C (?)222324242322242223242524242323232324242424232223
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Oahu

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at China Walls (calm at Saint Louis Heights wx 10 km from China Walls). 0.7m 8s swell from the ESE with a 0.4m 11s groundswell from the S and a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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