Chinamans Hat/Mokolii Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.51° N 157.83° W

Chinamans Hat/Mokolii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chinamans Hat/Mokolii sea temperature is
26.8°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 1PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
303
273
258
256
241
350
372
358
383
420
358
348
512
621
588
574
574
540
509
522
509
589
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
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
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:54AM0.66m
10:03AM0.68m
9:42PM0.27m
10:44AM0.70m
10:52PM0.34m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.17m
8:18PM0.23m
2:07AM0.20m
6:39PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:26
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6:28
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6:28
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6:05
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6:04
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1
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
23
23
23
22
24
22
23
23
23
22
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
22
22
23
23
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