Power Plant Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.36° N 158.13° W

Power Plant 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Power Plant sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Power Plant at 7AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
71
127
129
177
129
103
127
177
200
249
316
316
302
278
271
347
414
368
364
278
326
322
367
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
S
5
SSW
0
S
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
9:54AM0.53m
11:13AM0.55m
12:17PM0.58m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.12m
2:02AM0.13m
3:07AM0.14m
9:33PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:59
6:59
6:58
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
25
27
28
28
29
28
28
26
27
27
30
31
30
31
30
30
29
30
31
30
31
31
29
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