Chinamans Hat/Mokolii surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 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
24.1° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
0.9
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.4
NW
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)8844555557666666666136666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151924192137405711273137137132113113957163534960716971
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.79
1:38AM
0.47
3:42PM
0.82
1:59AM
0.42
4:35PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
-0.18
9:18PM
0.20
8:39AM
-0.20
10:16PM
0.24
9:13AM
-0.21
11:26PM
0.28
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----6:51-------6:51-------6:52---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C222324242423232323232425242323222223242424242323
Feels °C (?)232425252525252423232427252324232224262626262424
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