Shek O surfForecast / Hong Kong / China

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 HKT
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Shek O surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shek O sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shek O today?

The current surf forecast for Shek O at 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HKT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Shek O. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
E
1.9
E
2.5
ENE
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)777777777778888888887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15314314313512019714817716313912724036547084430219015714910261402424
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
0.94
5:51AM
1.58
8:48PM
0.97
6:59AM
1.60
9:06PM
1.02
7:48AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.92
1:17PM
0.25
11:29PM
0.85
1:48PM
0.26
12:36AM
0.74
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset--6:24-------6:23-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---113-----121----------
Temp. °C292929292929282929292929282828282929292928282727
Feels °C (?)302930313232293130303131292831293131313230303030
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Shek O (calm at Cha Kwo Ling wx 9 km from Shek O). A 0.9m swell from the ESE

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Actual: 39 min ago

5 km/h
WSW
Clean
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