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Nimitz Beach surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
25.5° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nimitz Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nimitz Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.3
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.2
SSW
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
SSW
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SE
1
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)1088888138881499910456666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1911211311131711111118182425253570139185215150139100127
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
20
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
N
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
0.63
11:15AM
0.27
1:49AM
0.67
12:43PM
0.25
2:25AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
0.12
9:37AM
0.26
5:38PM
0.11
9:44AM
0.23
6:27PM
0.08
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:08-------6:08-------6:09-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------3531-153--
Temp. °C242323222121202022232323222223232425242423202122
Feels °C (?)231919191919192022232223232322202121202020171820
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