
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nimitz Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nimitz Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
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). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
226 | 279 | 223 | 245 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 116 | 245 | 112 | 107 | 104 | 84 | 54 | 57 | 134 | 133 | 87 | 87 | 233 | 227 | 227 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32AM0.59m | 4:21PM0.55m | 5:11AM0.62m | 4:46PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.63m | 5:07PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.16m | 10:36PM0.07m | 11:21AM0.20m | 10:57PM0.08m | 12:14PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 5 | SW 15 | E 5 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 13 | SW 21 |
147 | 131 | 223 | 245 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 116 | 65 | 245 | 59 | 13 | 104 | 11 | 54 | 57 | 134 | 133 | 76 | 76 | 233 | 227 | 70 | 224 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 22 | SSW 13 |
226 | 279 | 109 | 75 | 123 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 116 | 59 | 78 | 107 | 56 | 84 | 37 | 54 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 76 | 74 | 227 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | NE 8 |
40 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 127 | 87 | 87 | 20 | 98 | 20 | 112 | 57 | 20 | 56 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 87 | 87 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 96 | 30 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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