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Power Plant surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
24.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Power Plant today?

The current surf forecast for Power Plant at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.7
SSW
2
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)111010101010106667788888888881010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)375367308255250204200188276365675733103210511167106771176090210891319766816882
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
S
35
S
40
S
45
SSE
45
S
50
S
45
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.20
12:40AM
0.59
12:57PM
0.23
1:19AM
0.62
1:35PM
0.27
1:53AM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
0.18
4:02PM
0.16
8:42AM
0.17
5:31PM
0.15
8:48AM
0.15
6:34PM
0.13
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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Sunset----6:39-------6:40-------6:40---
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Rain (mm)
2247--3873720191011105141524152995
Temp. °C242422222323232222222222222223232323232323232323
Feels °C (?)242421202122211918171716171919191920192020192020
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