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Nimitz Beach surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 17 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
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nimitz Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Nimitz Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
0.3
E
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1481212126666677777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)011145688123148153187198127107881451501041071107474747761
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
0.77
3:00PM
0.28
4:04AM
0.78
3:38PM
0.30
4:34AM
0.78
4:18PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.16
8:32PM
0.02
11:15AM
0.15
9:08PM
0.02
11:40AM
0.14
9:45PM
0.04
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-7:11-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----6:12-------6:13-------6:13---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212123232322222222222323232323222222232324232322
Feels °C (?)171618161817171717172022202121222221232223222222
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