Nimitz Beach surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 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
24.6° 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 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.1
E
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
E
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)1212141413131313131313121261212121261211111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)999964971251238785861238477759775757372484443648485
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
5
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
S
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
0.45
4:18PM
0.77
3:49AM
0.39
5:02PM
0.80
4:25AM
0.34
5:50PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
0.17
9:14AM
0.00
11:00PM
0.17
9:43AM
-0.00
12:02AM
0.18
10:15AM
0.00
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:11-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------3
Temp. °C242323232525252524232324252524242423232324242425
Feels °C (?)262423232524242724222223252626252524242527272628
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