Power Plant Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.36° N 158.13° W

Power Plant 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Power Plant at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
168
222
179
249
209
192
183
215
215
215
315
339
334
338
334
333
320
242
Wind (km/h)
45
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
50
E
45
ESE
40
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:29PM0.55m
6:36AM0.49m
5:51PM0.47m
7:32AM0.51m
6:05PM0.40m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.09m
12:16PM0.25m
00:30AM0.09m
1:28PM0.30m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
13
24
11
5
3
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
24
21
21
20
21
23
23
25
27
27
28
29
28
28
27
28
28
27
26
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