Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 11PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 353 | 387 | 397 | 397 | 368 | 408 | 239 | 201 | 358 | 221 | 411 | 411 | 269 | 262 | 397 | 368 | 358 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:02PM0.39m | 10:38AM0.77m | 11:28PM0.47m | 11:21AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.37m | 2:14AM0.35m | 6:17PM0.33m | 4:13AM0.36m | 6:23PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NNW 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 232 | 228 | 387 | 397 | 397 | 368 | 408 | 239 | 201 | 168 | 221 | 85 | 59 | 151 | 262 | 217 | 368 | 35 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 220 | 209 | 161 | 158 | 151 | 164 | 143 | 156 | 85 | 20 | 12 | 59 | 151 | 151 | 37 | 4 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | NW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | S 13 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 119 | 119 | 86 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 59 | 38 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 305 | 353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 358 | 163 | 411 | 411 | 269 | — | 397 | — | 358 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 82 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 20 | 20 | 160 | 95 | 20 | 20 | 95 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 |
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