Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Power Plant surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Power Plant today?

The current surf forecast for Power Plant at 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
1.6
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131313211918171616151414141413131312121716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22530425321917517020817092552271624042344169214021179965733495488374256248293318
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
15
SE
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
0
ESE
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.24
4:06AM
0.75
3:36PM
0.25
4:36AM
0.75
4:17PM
0.27
5:04AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.15
8:25PM
0.02
11:27AM
0.14
9:02PM
0.02
11:51AM
0.14
9:39PM
0.04
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:12-------6:13-------6:13-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232323222222222223232322222222222324242323222222
Feels °C (?)191718171818191821222020202222232422242424222223
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Power Plant surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Power Plant at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest