Chinamans Hat/Mokolii Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.51° N 157.83° W

Chinamans Hat/Mokolii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chinamans Hat/Mokolii sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
N
9
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
125
53
62
82
95
102
108
104
165
261
209
196
169
142
123
131
127
121
113
109
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
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
High Tide
9:43AM0.79m
10:44AM0.82m
10:17PM0.34m
11:26AM0.84m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.10m
7:06PM0.25m
4:01AM0.11m
6:50PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
27
26
26
24
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
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