Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 6PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 660 | 603 | 562 | 521 | 448 | 428 | 439 | 432 | 432 | 249 | 432 | 443 | 493 | 454 | 460 | 517 | 524 | 472 | 461 | 512 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21AM0.71m | 11:04AM0.75m | 9:50PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.25m | 1:07AM0.29m | 8:43PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 660 | 603 | 562 | 521 | 448 | 428 | 439 | 432 | 432 | 249 | 432 | 4 | 493 | 454 | 460 | 517 | 524 | 472 | 461 | 512 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | N 12 | N 11 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 219 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 74 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 158 | 74 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
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