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Chinamans Hat/Mokolii surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 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
24.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 2PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)19s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
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
0.6
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)111918171616151514141413131312121816161515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5021055161517961715164312621020821658500342286245184178150167492444410398331250
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		onglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
0.83
1:08PM
0.36
3:28AM
0.83
1:50PM
0.38
3:52AM
0.82
2:36PM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53AM
0.24
8:04PM
-0.15
10:18AM
0.23
8:38PM
-0.13
10:44AM
0.20
9:11PM
-0.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-7:11-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----6:10-------6:12-------6:13---
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222223232323222322222324232322222222242424232222
Feels °C (?)181719192021192020191923222423232323252423232323
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