Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 4AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 222mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, gales from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
439 | 500 | 524 | 621 | 672 | 846 | 1107 | 2593 | 2778 | 3479 | 4224 | 4219 | 4609 | 5285 | 5801 | 6591 | 3836 | 5174 | 4792 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:54AM0.71m | 4:17PM0.96m | 4:38AM0.74m | 4:41PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.19m | 9:44AM0.13m | 10:44PM0.17m | 10:25AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 45 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 |
439 | 500 | 524 | 621 | 672 | 846 | 1107 | 2067 | 2778 | 3479 | 3813 | 3886 | 3957 | 4559 | 5092 | 5488 | 3836 | 56 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — |
40 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 194 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | S 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 189 | 211 | 2593 | — | — | 4224 | 4219 | 4609 | 5285 | 5801 | 6591 | 1700 | 5174 | 4792 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 14 | 95 | 14 | 14 | 95 | 122 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 521 |
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