Chinamans Hat/Mokolii Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.51° N 157.83° W

Chinamans Hat/Mokolii 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chinamans Hat/Mokolii sea temperature is
27.0°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans Hat/Mokolii at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
11
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
18
0.6
NNW
18
0.7
NW
16
0.8
NNW
16
0.8
NNW
16
0.9
NNW
15
1
NNW
15
1
NNW
14
1
NNW
14
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
155
150
125
121
115
88
93
79
78
76
75
211
207
271
330
314
382
443
431
384
373
362
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
5
SW
5
NNE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
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
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:26AM0.84m
11:23PM0.44m
11:58AM0.83m
00:11AM0.54m
12:23PM0.80m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.11m
6:50PM0.22m
5:09AM0.10m
6:56PM0.17m
6:03AM0.12m
7:08PM0.12m
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clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:14
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Temp °C
25
25
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
27
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
24
26
24
25
24
24
25
25
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
26
28
30
30
27
28
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