Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nimitz Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nimitz Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Nimitz Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 530 | 557 | 485 | 480 | 546 | 546 | 535 | 491 | 553 | 541 | 541 | 541 | 541 | 534 | 510 | 464 | 452 | 367 | 322 | 447 | 552 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM0.62m | 5:22PM0.36m | 7:27AM0.60m | 5:15PM0.31m | 8:35AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.28m | 11:41PM0.11m | 3:06PM0.30m | 00:08AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 458 | 530 | 557 | 485 | 480 | 546 | 546 | 535 | 491 | 553 | 541 | 541 | 541 | 541 | 534 | 510 | 464 | 452 | 367 | 322 | 405 | 552 | 817 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 41 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 45 | 35 | 52 | 50 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 216 | 246 | 447 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 12 | SW 12 | E 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 65 | 26 | 39 | 44 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 214 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 107 | 88 | 9 | 82 | 71 | 13 | 20 | 53 | — | 46 | 57 | 69 | 320 | 128 | 160 | 363 | 356 | 425 | 471 | 502 | 333 | 380 | 363 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
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