Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 63 | 62 | 46 | 96 | 99 | 96 | 114 | 157 | 292 | 272 | 368 | 464 | 476 | 493 | 493 | 443 | 346 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.04m | 4:56AM0.61m | 5:30PM0.96m | 5:52AM0.62m | 5:58PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.06m | 11:40PM0.24m | 10:38AM0.16m | 00:14AM0.23m | 11:23AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 63 | 28 | 45 | 96 | 99 | 96 | 114 | 60 | 176 | 272 | 368 | 464 | 476 | 493 | 493 | 443 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 13 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 46 | 27 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 57 | 25 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | N 8 | NE 7 | SE 9 | NE 7 | W 14 | ENE 6 | N 8 | N 7 | S 14 | W 13 | S 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 39 | 26 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 48 | 62 | — | — | — | 32 | 14 | 157 | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 74 | 20 | 20 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 96 |
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