Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nimitz Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nimitz Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nimitz Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
851 | 710 | 527 | 391 | 477 | 582 | 570 | 429 | 329 | 325 | 399 | 395 | 384 | 289 | 222 | 219 | 150 | 215 | 321 | 271 | 271 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:40PM0.70m | 3:53AM0.45m | 4:05PM0.67m | 4:31AM0.50m | 4:31PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.08m | 10:18PM0.11m | 9:32AM0.10m | 10:37PM0.10m | 10:15AM0.14m | 10:58PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
851 | 710 | 527 | 391 | 477 | 582 | 570 | 429 | 329 | 325 | 399 | 395 | 384 | 289 | 222 | 219 | 121 | 215 | 215 | 75 | 148 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | S 13 | E 13 | SSW 17 | E 12 | SSW 17 |
8 | 72 | 81 | 77 | 70 | 24 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 74 | 106 | 67 | 103 | 104 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 125 | 115 | 75 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | NW 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 13 | SSW 18 | W 11 | SW 17 | E 12 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 90 | 84 | 81 | 89 | 120 | 9 | 135 | 75 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
135 | 153 | 137 | 166 | 173 | 137 | 144 | 119 | 116 | 112 | 94 | 97 | 135 | 115 | 98 | 124 | 150 | 209 | 321 | 271 | 271 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 153 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 150 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
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