Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nimitz Beach today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nimitz Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nimitz Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
162 | 158 | 201 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 191 | 186 | 180 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 267 | 246 | 329 | 311 | 314 | 404 | 395 | |
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 | 4:56PM0.56m | 5:56AM0.58m | 5:20PM0.49m | 6:48AM0.60m | 5:42PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.08m | 11:55AM0.24m | 11:45PM0.07m | 1:04PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | E 8 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
100 | 100 | 201 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 191 | 186 | 180 | 76 | 192 | 192 | 217 | 246 | 329 | 311 | 314 | 404 | 395 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
162 | 158 | 97 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 99 | 52 | 50 | 267 | 136 | 100 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | E 10 | E 10 | S 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
9 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 76 | 109 | 123 | 190 | 75 | 74 | 136 | 45 | 46 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 52 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
240 | 166 | 186 | 206 | 218 | 231 | 262 | 245 | 251 | 258 | 273 | 251 | 393 | 223 | 264 | 341 | 392 | 310 | 310 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 150 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 150 | 150 |
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