Chinamans Hat/Mokolii Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.51° N 157.83° W

Chinamans Hat/Mokolii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
0.8
E
14
1.3
E
8
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
13
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
14
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.6
NNW
10
1.1
E
6
0.7
NNW
9
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.7
N
9
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
253
194
183
165
142
142
118
545
114
138
109
138
146
142
135
77
80
92
96
85
81
85
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:08AM0.80m
2:27PM0.52m
6:25AM0.77m
8:08AM0.77m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.41m
10:27PM-0.02m
11:16PM0.02m
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
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6:19
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Temp °C
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
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