Chinamans Hat/Mokolii Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.51° N 157.83° W

Chinamans Hat/Mokolii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chinamans Hat/Mokolii sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 7PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
4
ENE
9
4
E
10
4
E
10
4.5
E
10
4
E
9
3.5
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1811
2257
2746
3233
3352
3370
2779
1705
1417
1107
887
675
547
438
375
345
292
284
245
215
210
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
50
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:57PM0.74m
4:47AM0.57m
4:07PM0.66m
5:54AM0.57m
4:07PM0.60m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.15m
10:50PM0.12m
10:32AM0.25m
11:16PM0.10m
11:16AM0.36m
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6:09
6:09
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7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
6
13
22
7
3
3
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
22
23
23
23
22
21
22
22
23
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
24
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