Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 11 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | ENE 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 13 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 109 | 126 | 181 | 257 | 303 | 345 | 310 | 278 | 273 | 314 | 303 | 303 | 254 | 210 | 237 | 244 | 356 | 304 | 319 | 363 | 411 | 464 |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:43AM0.78m | 8:04AM0.75m | 9:35AM0.75m | 10:02PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.24m | 00:01AM0.30m | 6:39PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 86 | 109 | 58 | 112 | 170 | 303 | 286 | 310 | 276 | 231 | 192 | 161 | 131 | 113 | 210 | 237 | 244 | 244 | 258 | 319 | 232 | 228 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | E 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ESE 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 45 | 41 | 93 | 181 | 257 | 11 | 345 | 308 | 278 | 273 | 314 | 303 | 303 | 254 | 77 | 170 | 117 | 356 | 304 | 236 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | S 13 | NNW 14 | N 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 109 | 81 | 113 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 126 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 60 | 126 | — | — | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 161 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 363 | 411 | 464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 20 | 75 | 14 | 80 | 92 | 80 | 78 | 20 | 75 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 20 | 92 | 80 | 75 | 20 |
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