Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 8PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 6 | NNW 12 | SE 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 241 | 187 | 122 | 125 | 94 | 50 | 48 | 58 | 58 | 89 | 112 | 110 | 119 | 121 | 151 | 151 | 146 | 143 | 94 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:33PM0.86m | 2:11AM0.86m | 2:00PM0.81m | 2:45AM0.92m | 2:25PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.12m | 8:10AM0.24m | 8:14PM0.09m | 8:51AM0.26m | 8:36PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 212 | 196 | 187 | 147 | 125 | 94 | 112 | 103 | 96 | 117 | 115 | 117 | 94 | 94 | 78 | 151 | 151 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 70 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 58 | 58 | 89 | 112 | 119 | 121 | 121 | 117 | 106 | 62 | 70 | 46 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | ENE 8 | S 19 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | S 16 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | S 20 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 110 | 119 | 121 | 8 | 67 | 146 | 143 | 94 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 141 | 241 | 169 | 122 | 92 | 61 | 50 | 48 | 36 | 38 | 71 | 109 | — | — | — | 73 | 112 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 77 | 53 | 74 | 53 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 14 | 16 | 74 | 74 | 20 | 20 | 74 | 0 |
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