Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nimitz Beach today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nimitz Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Nimitz Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
180 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 267 | 246 | 329 | 311 | 314 | 311 | 395 | 465 | 438 | 432 | 520 | 513 | 401 | 371 | 494 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM0.49m | 6:48AM0.60m | 5:42PM0.41m | 7:51AM0.61m | 5:57PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.07m | 1:04PM0.29m | 00:15AM0.07m | 2:51PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | E 8 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
180 | 76 | 192 | 192 | 245 | 246 | 329 | 311 | 314 | 311 | 395 | 465 | 273 | 432 | 520 | 513 | 401 | 371 | 357 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 13 |
79 | 99 | 52 | 50 | 267 | 136 | 100 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 35 | 438 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 64 | 40 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 11 |
123 | 190 | 75 | 74 | 136 | 45 | 30 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 35 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 66 | 65 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
276 | 280 | 279 | 245 | 434 | 264 | 310 | 318 | 361 | 330 | 310 | 333 | 443 | 273 | 341 | 441 | 324 | 365 | 494 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 150 | 150 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 150 | 23 |
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