Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nimitz Beach today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nimitz Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nimitz Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 116 | 202 | 208 | 187 | 189 | 198 | 198 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 266 | 240 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 274 | 306 | 434 |
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 | 8:52AM0.58m | 9:14PM0.21m | 10:03AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.16m | 6:38PM0.21m | 00:38AM0.20m | 6:36PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 45 | 107 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 100 | 116 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 33 | 56 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 53 | 52 | 35 | 45 | 61 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | S 13 | NNW 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 99 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 58 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 46 | 51 | 43 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 188 | 170 | 202 | 208 | 187 | 189 | 198 | 198 | 191 | 168 | 194 | 266 | 240 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 274 | 306 | 434 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 150 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 150 | 150 | 27 | 151 |
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