Chinamans Hat/Mokolii Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.51° N 157.83° W

Chinamans Hat/Mokolii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans Hat/Mokolii sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.0° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
1.5
ENE
6
2
ENE
6
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
158
147
136
136
162
158
168
187
233
189
151
134
139
150
329
384
340
307
330
374
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:46AM0.57m
4:26PM0.53m
11:48AM0.65m
12:25PM0.72m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.47m
2:40AM0.07m
3:34AM0.05m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
27
27
27
26
26
26
24
25
24
25
24
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
22
22
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