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Nimitz Beach surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nimitz Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Nimitz Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nimitz Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | |
266 | 295 | 275 | 267 | 230 | 206 | 215 | 186 | 163 | 142 | 114 | 138 | 164 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 181 | 186 | 161 | 165 | 162 | 142 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:01PM0.66m | 1:15AM0.43m | 2:40PM0.75m | 2:00AM0.38m | 3:21PM0.82m | 2:44AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.23m | 7:27AM0.02m | 9:23PM0.20m | 7:59AM-0.01m | 10:21PM0.18m | 8:33AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 82 | 82 | 55 | 81 | 81 | 112 | 176 | 171 | 241 | 221 | 114 | 138 | 164 | 169 | 169 | 142 | 149 | 89 | 66 | 161 | 165 | 137 | 137 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 54 | 68 | 93 | 81 | 80 | 49 | 46 | 77 | 215 | 208 | 205 | 199 | 122 | 118 | 116 | 100 | 127 | 61 | 96 | 162 | 142 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 49 | 79 | 44 | 75 | 70 | 129 | 171 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 23 | 40 | 74 | 103 | 59 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 266 | 295 | 275 | 267 | 230 | 206 | 215 | 186 | 163 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 246 | 181 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
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