Chinamans Hat/Mokolii Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.51° N 157.83° W

Chinamans Hat/Mokolii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chinamans Hat/Mokolii sea temperature is
26.7°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 4PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
512
469
542
540
540
526
438
397
373
373
345
345
336
288
256
226
186
161
161
161
191
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:11AM0.72m
11:27PM0.43m
11:31AM0.72m
00:01AM0.53m
11:48AM0.71m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.20m
4:52AM0.20m
6:24PM0.15m
5:42AM0.20m
6:35PM0.09m
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
23
23
22
22
23
21
22
23
23
24
24
23
24
24
25
25
27
27
25
24
25
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