Power Plant Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.36° N 158.13° W

Power Plant 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Power Plant sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.5° 

Power Plant surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Power Plant today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Power Plant at 12PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
17
4.5
SE
10
3
SE
9
3
SE
8
0.6
S
16
1.6
SSE
7
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
377
3380
1588
1159
181
280
315
339
334
338
334
329
257
242
225
167
168
168
123
119
119
123
Wind (km/h)
55
ENE
60
ESE
40
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:36AM0.49m
5:51PM0.47m
7:32AM0.51m
6:05PM0.40m
8:37AM0.52m
5:51PM0.34m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.25m
00:30AM0.09m
1:28PM0.30m
00:54AM0.10m
3:34PM0.33m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
19
24
6
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
25
25
24
24
25
27
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
22
20
25
26
28
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
28
26
26
25
25
26
28
27
27
25
26
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