Power Plant surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Power Plant today?

The current surf forecast for Power Plant at 7PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313191919191818181818181717161616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)219162157248246322309283280276399395390386321298295326326322322318314302
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
0.64
4:46AM
0.41
6:07PM
0.66
5:12AM
0.34
7:03PM
0.66
5:30AM
0.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
0.04
11:43PM
0.20
10:54AM
0.04
12:54AM
0.23
11:21AM
0.04
2:33AM
0.25
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
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Sunset--6:43-------6:43-------6:44-----
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Rain (mm)
2123223214441--3322311-1
Temp. °C242424242424242425252424242424242222232223232323
Feels °C (?)232324252525252627272525252626252424252425252625
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