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China Walls surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 16 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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at China Walls today?

The current surf forecast for China Walls at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SW
2
E
0.2
S
1.9
E
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.9
NW
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1414141414141212121818147177171616161614776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19820820201155678024335002125250126124100
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
SE
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
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		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
0.64
2:18PM
0.16
3:11AM
0.65
2:56PM
0.18
3:42AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
-0.06
10:13AM
0.04
7:55PM
-0.07
10:39AM
0.02
8:32PM
-0.07
11:06AM
0.02
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:09-------7:09--
Sunset6:09-------6:10-------6:10-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222222222223232222222323232323232323222323
Feels °C (?)171616161516151517171515151820212022212223222320
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