Chinamans Hat/Mokolii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.51° N 157.83° W

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Chinamans Hat/Mokolii sea temperature is

26.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Chinamans Hat/Mokolii today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 3PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NW 21	NW 21
Wave Graph
kJ	116	239	270	281	281	256	298	208	204	602	589	627	549	481	237	249	244	211	207	202	170	454	983
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	on	on	on
High Tide		5:08AM0.88m								6:18AM0.85m								7:37AM0.82m
Low Tide							10:08PM-0.06m									11:01PM0.00m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	3	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	24	25	25	25	24	24
Feels °C	28	28	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	26	26	26	24	25	25	24	25	27	27	27	25	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NW 21
kJ	116	239	270	281	281	256	298	208	204	144	146	102	100	142	237	249	244	211	207	202	170	201	983
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NW 11	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 14	S 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	E 12	S 14	NW 21	NE 8
kJ	115	61	183	124	178	176	174	138	142	54	53	51	51	51	89	87	87	85	85	46	91	454	158
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	SSW 13	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	E 13	NW 10	NW 10	NNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 13	E 12	S 14	S 15
kJ	67	59	59	42	42	30	30	29	31	16	16	15	24	24	51	49	48	47	46	55	46	103	107
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	E 5
kJ	23	39	148	192	131	117	83	96	104	602	589	627	549	481	94	61	40	30	29	20	19	—	12
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	4
Distance (km)	24	24	28	28	28	25	25	25	25	25	28	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	19	19	24	19
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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