Right now — Hainan, China

Places to check

Houhai BayAround 8:21 AM GMT+8

Looks good · Low confidence

Similar forecast: Riyue Bay.

1.5–1.5 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 5.4 kt · cross-shore

Other places to check

Riyue Bay · 8:21 AM–10:00 AM GMT+8 · Looks good
1.4–1.4 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 5.9 kt cross-shore

Why this spot?

Light wind should keep the water smoother.

Hainan spots

2 spots

Hainan

2 spots

Hainan surf forecast
Spot	Breaking surf	Outlook	Best next 4h	Wind	Tide
Riyue BayESE offshore model swell · 1.4 ft @ 3s	Unavailable	Looks goodLow confidence	8:21 AM–10:00 AM	NNE 4.5 ktcross-shore	3.5 ftrising
8 AMUUnavailable4.53.5 ft 9 AMUUnavailable5.34 ft 10 AMUUnavailable5.94 ft 11 AMUUnavailable5.84.5 ft Open hourly forecast Spot notes
Houhai BayESE offshore model swell · 0.9 ft @ 4s	Unavailable	Looks goodLow confidence	Around 8:21 AM	NE 5.4 ktcross-shore	4 ftrising
8 AMUUnavailable5.44 ft 9 AMUUnavailable7.24 ft 10 AMUUnavailable8.44.5 ft 11 AMUUnavailable8.75 ft Open hourly forecast Spot notes

Hainan

2 spots

Riyue Bay

Unavailable

Offshore swell: ESE 1.4 ft @ 3s

Looks goodLow confidenceWhen to go8:21 AM–10:00 AM

WindNNE 4.5 ktcross-shoreTide3.5 ftrising

Hourly timeline

8 AMUUnavailable4.53.5 ft

9 AMUUnavailable5.34 ft

10 AMUUnavailable5.94 ft

11 AMUUnavailable5.84.5 ft

Open hourly forecast

Houhai Bay

Unavailable

Offshore swell: ESE 0.9 ft @ 4s

Looks goodLow confidenceWhen to goAround 8:21 AM

WindNE 5.4 ktcross-shoreTide4 ftrising

Hourly timeline

8 AMUUnavailable5.44 ft

9 AMUUnavailable7.24 ft

10 AMUUnavailable8.44.5 ft

11 AMUUnavailable8.75 ft

Open hourly forecast

Seven-day outlook

Wed, Sep 23UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 2–10 kt varying direction

Thu, Sep 24UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–8 kt varying direction

Fri, Sep 25UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–7 kt varying direction

Sat, Sep 26UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–7 kt varying direction

Sun, Sep 27UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–7 kt varying direction

Mon, Sep 28UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1–7.5 kt varying direction

Tue, Sep 29UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–6.5 kt varying direction

Forecast sources 4/7 current

Coastal waves, offshore swell, and surf height describe different conditions. Source availability does not measure forecast accuracy.

Report or official forecast

Hainan Meteorological Observatory · 本岛东部

Hainan Meteorological Observatory · 本岛东部; Official named-zone marine weather. This zone row supplies no wave height and is not a surf forecast.

CurrentSep 23, 7:00 AM GMT+8

Wave observation

The Buoy API

The Buoy API covers parts of western Europe and has no China network; no public same-exposure Hainan wave observation with verified identity and timestamp is connected.

UnavailableNo source time

Tide prediction

South China Sea Forecast Center tide predictions

South China Sea Forecast Center Wuchang (乌场) · 33.9 km from Riyue Bay; predicted high/low events above station-relative local gauge datum, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.

CurrentSep 23, 8:19 AM GMT+8

Tide prediction