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Nimitz Beach surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
24.7° 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 1PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (17 Mar)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)9917171716161616161616151515141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162130147142199198257254326322406396381352343416416411411324306229225222
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
0.68
3:18PM
0.51
3:22AM
0.64
3:55PM
0.58
3:51AM
0.59
4:34PM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
0.09
9:03PM
0.11
9:45AM
0.07
9:51PM
0.13
10:07AM
0.05
10:42PM
0.16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:39-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset----6:42-------6:42-------6:43---
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------11---1111
Temp. °C232223232222222222222324242423232324242424242424
Feels °C (?)232224252424242424242525262624242425242425262526
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