Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 183 | 122 | 202 | 202 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 229 | 229 | 223 | 218 | 212 | 178 | 210 | 181 | 157 | 142 | 86 | 70 | 62 | 64 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:10AM0.72m | 5:22PM0.62m | 8:33AM0.70m | 4:21PM0.56m | 10:31AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.51m | 00:34AM0.22m | 3:12PM0.56m | 1:17AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 186 | 183 | 122 | 202 | 202 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 229 | 229 | 223 | 218 | 212 | 178 | 210 | 181 | 157 | 142 | 86 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 6 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 47 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 9 | S 17 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 37 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 158 | 20 | 20 | 96 | 14 | 96 | 72 | 74 | 20 | 20 | 95 | 72 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 76 | 0 | 14 | 16 |
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