Nimitz Beach surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 HST
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Nimitz Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nimitz Beach sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nimitz Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nimitz Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Nimitz Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)121212131213121212121414131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18718414115113910913710399996497125123878586123847775757575
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
20
E
15
E
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
0.51
3:38PM
0.72
3:14AM
0.45
4:18PM
0.77
3:49AM
0.39
5:02PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
0.17
8:48AM
0.02
10:04PM
0.17
9:14AM
0.00
11:00PM
0.17
9:43AM
-0.00
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:09----
Sunset------6:51-------6:52-------6:52-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242323232425252424232323252525252423232425252524
Feels °C (?)282625252627272727252424262425262523232323242525
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