Chinamans Hat/Mokolii surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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
25.4° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (18 Dec)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (18 Dec)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
1
N
1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
Period(s) (?)121215141413131212121212121111111111111111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30129741168274394611561069100286183381980574673372072072172170861761012331178
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
0.82
11:29AM
0.38
2:43AM
0.83
12:06PM
0.37
3:17AM
0.83
12:41PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.31
6:59PM
-0.11
9:49AM
0.30
7:33PM
-0.12
10:26AM
0.30
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-----------11-111--12-
Temp. °C242323232526262423232323252625242424242425252424
Feels °C (?)262525252626272726262626272727272627272627272626
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