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Chinamans Hat/Mokolii surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 19 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
24.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 5AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131312121812161515141413181616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12621020821658500342286249184178150151492444355398331250246318553485466459
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
10
E
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
WNW
5
S
0
NNW
5
NNE
0
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
0.83
1:50PM
0.38
3:52AM
0.82
2:36PM
0.39
4:14AM
0.80
3:27PM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
-0.15
10:18AM
0.23
8:38PM
-0.13
10:44AM
0.20
9:11PM
-0.09
11:10AM
0.16
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise---7:11-------7:11-------7:11----
Sunset------6:12-------6:13-------6:13-
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232322232324242322222322242524232322222222222221
Feels °C (?)201919212124252423222322252625242422222223222221
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