China Walls 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.71° W

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's China Walls sea temperature is

26.4° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for China Walls at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	W 14	SSW 16	SW 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	314	209	206	203	252	203	200	306	211	146	146	144	129	196	191	222	145	146	152	141	141	160	158	66
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:35AM0.27m				4:58PM0.72m					5:33AM0.31m				5:35PM0.64m				6:37AM0.35m				6:10PM0.55m
Low Tide	11:45PM0.02m			10:02AM0.01m					00:20AM0.02m			10:55AM0.08m					00:53AM0.03m				11:55AM0.16m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	24	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24
Feels °C	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	25	24	24	24	22	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	W 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SW 14	W 14	E 6	W 14	W 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	68	115	102	96	91	203	158	306	211	146	38	144	100	196	191	222	145	146	152	141	141	160	158	66
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	SSW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	SSW 13	W 14	SW 16	SSW 12	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	NNE 7	WNW 13	NNE 8	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 12
kJ	314	209	206	203	203	113	200	148	148	108	146	125	94	98	94	92	90	87	19	57	20	56	56	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSW 18	SSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	WNW 13	NNE 7	WNW 13	SSE 9	SSW 7	WNW 13
kJ	212	113	113	175	252	195	29	29	60	89	81	55	129	55	54	18	18	19	57	18	57	16	5	55
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	58	66	82	126	126	52	116	120	120	134	107	103	115	130	165	152	215	310	346
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waikiki HAW - Oahu	Cliffs HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Power Plant HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Waikiki HAW - Oahu	Waikiki HAW - Oahu	Waikiki HAW - Oahu	Waikiki HAW - Oahu	Ala Moana Courts HAW - Oahu	Point Panic HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Power Plant HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Power Plant HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	12	9	43	44	43	12	12	12	12	15	16	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	51	51	44	43
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Turtles Reef	Turtles Reef	Ranches	Kaena Point	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Makaha (Outside)	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Makaha (Outside)	Turtles Reef	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Kaena Point
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	7	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5

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