Chinamans Hat/Mokolii Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.51° N 157.83° W

Chinamans Hat/Mokolii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chinamans Hat/Mokolii sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.0° 

Chinamans Hat/Mokolii surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chinamans Hat/Mokolii today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 11AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.8
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
847
748
730
629
574
509
497
485
437
350
341
341
264
251
239
201
253
194
183
168
145
145
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:18AM0.79m
2:14PM0.61m
4:09AM0.80m
2:26PM0.56m
5:08AM0.80m
2:27PM0.52m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.28m
9:17PM-0.04m
10:26AM0.35m
9:49PM-0.04m
11:37AM0.41m
10:27PM-0.02m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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6:22
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6:22
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6:21
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
25
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
24
25
24
26
25
23
23
25
25
25
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
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