Chinamans Hat/Mokolii surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 01 Jan 2026 HST
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Chinamans Hat/Mokolii surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chinamans Hat/Mokolii sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Chinamans Hat/Mokolii today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (01 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Chinamans Hat/Mokolii. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.2
N
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.2
N
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)121212771277771212121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)657635418341316383336371381404604771855855940827827723711699607607617680
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
0.36
2:22AM
0.96
12:09PM
0.36
3:03AM
0.97
1:06PM
0.36
3:43AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
0.30
6:43PM
-0.22
9:44AM
0.28
7:29PM
-0.23
10:17AM
0.27
8:15PM
-0.21
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:00-------6:00-------6:00-----
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11----------1---------
Temp. °C242423232323222323232322222222222424242322222222
Feels °C (?)222221202121192020212120212223232526262524242323
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