Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 12AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4343 | 3618 | 2252 | 1390 | 1108 | 903 | 809 | 665 | 541 | 432 | 381 | 332 | 300 | 258 | 273 | 266 | 228 | 196 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:23AM0.75m | 5:02PM0.78m | 6:12AM0.74m | 5:17PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.17m | 11:06AM0.32m | 11:36PM0.17m | 11:50AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | 37 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 280 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 46 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 300 | 29 | 29 | 266 | 228 | 196 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NW 9 | S 14 | S 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | S 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | N 8 | N 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4343 | 3618 | 2252 | 1390 | 1108 | 903 | 809 | 665 | 541 | 432 | 381 | 332 | — | 258 | 273 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 96 | 530 | 95 | 18 | 72 | 88 | 88 | 74 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 158 | 20 | 20 | 96 | 96 |
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