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Power Plant surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 HST
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Power Plant surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Power Plant sea temperature is
24.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Power Plant today?

The current surf forecast for Power Plant at 8PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Power Plant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)161514141413171616151414141414131413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)719623676736630444439527108710881031902834822885458467472437423351295251241
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
25
NW
30
N
25
NNE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
0.30
5:31AM
0.69
5:53PM
0.34
5:57AM
0.64
6:51PM
0.38
6:22AM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.13
10:17PM
0.09
12:37PM
0.12
11:00PM
0.14
1:00PM
0.11
11:50PM
0.22
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:14-------6:15-------6:15-----
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
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Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C242424232322202122232221212121212323232222212121
Feels °C (?)242324232420161820202019202021202323252322212121
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