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Nimitz Beach surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.4° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nimitz Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | |
186 | 190 | 195 | 195 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 68 | 131 | 246 | 249 | 246 | 242 | 236 | 233 | 257 | 332 | 251 | 223 | 251 | 217 | 186 | 163 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:05PM0.86m | 3:28AM0.29m | 4:51PM0.87m | 4:15AM0.26m | 5:40PM0.85m | 5:08AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM-0.03m | 11:19PM0.16m | 9:11AM-0.03m | 00:19AM0.16m | 9:52AM-0.02m | 1:21AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 186 | 190 | 195 | 195 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 137 | 140 | 246 | 140 | 144 | 176 | 236 | 301 | 257 | 219 | 219 | 168 | 163 | 207 | 186 | 148 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 142 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 78 | 140 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 30 | 249 | 246 | 242 | 19 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 212 | 9 | 9 | 161 | 163 | 226 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SW 21 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 90 | 92 | 109 | 37 | 138 | 68 | 131 | 46 | 30 | 224 | 20 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 332 | 251 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 92 | 97 | 273 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 140 | — | — | — | 207 | — | — | — | 350 | 223 | 251 | 217 | — | — | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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