Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | E 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | NNW 13 | ENE 7 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 278 | 273 | 314 | 303 | 303 | 254 | 249 | 170 | 244 | 294 | 252 | 289 | 297 | 400 | 400 | 452 | 462 | 449 | 406 | 437 | 395 | 345 | 385 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:04AM0.75m | 9:35AM0.75m | 10:02PM0.39m | 10:38AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.24m | 00:01AM0.30m | 6:39PM0.37m | 2:14AM0.35m | 6:17PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 11 |
| kJ | 319 | 277 | 238 | 198 | 161 | 131 | 111 | 249 | 124 | 244 | 227 | 233 | 251 | 297 | 228 | 220 | 452 | 462 | 449 | 406 | 437 | 395 | 345 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 308 | 278 | 273 | 314 | 303 | 303 | 254 | 14 | 170 | 128 | 294 | 252 | 289 | 232 | 33 | 29 | 209 | 161 | 161 | 154 | 119 | 121 | 116 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | E 12 | WNW 18 | NNW 14 | N 13 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 61 | 126 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 400 | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 385 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 2 | 78 | 20 | 84 | 75 | 77 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 97 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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