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 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | 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 | 314 | 303 | 303 | 254 | 249 | 220 | 273 | 294 | 289 | 297 | 305 | 305 | 349 | 397 | 408 | 395 | 406 | 449 | 449 | 427 | 385 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:04AM0.75m | 9:35AM0.75m | 10:02PM0.39m | 10:38AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.30m | 6:39PM0.37m | 2:14AM0.35m | 6:17PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 198 | 161 | 131 | 131 | 249 | 220 | 273 | 294 | 289 | 297 | 232 | 228 | 349 | 397 | 408 | 395 | 406 | 449 | 119 | 427 | 385 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 12 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 314 | 303 | 303 | 254 | 14 | 170 | 128 | 18 | 252 | 236 | 33 | 33 | 220 | 209 | 161 | 158 | 151 | 119 | 23 | 116 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | WNW 18 | NNW 14 | N 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 61 | 126 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 126 | — | — | 262 | — | — | 305 | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 449 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 160 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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