Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 358 | 373 | 373 | 363 | 373 | 373 | 411 | 411 | 383 | 383 | 331 | 345 | 331 | 228 | 346 | 310 | 266 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:28PM0.47m | 11:21AM0.79m | 00:08AM0.57m | 11:55AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.33m | 4:13AM0.36m | 6:23PM0.28m | 5:24AM0.34m | 6:37PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 11 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 196 | 86 | 194 | 85 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 411 | 383 | 383 | 331 | 345 | 331 | 126 | 346 | 310 | 266 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NW 12 | E 8 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 23 | 168 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | S 16 | N 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 9 |
| kJ | 121 | 5 | 85 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 358 | 373 | 373 | 363 | 373 | 373 | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | 229 | 228 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 95 | 96 | 158 | 95 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
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