Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 234 | 234 | 202 | 202 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 144 | 195 | 200 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 161 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 149 | 142 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:17PM0.70m | 7:10AM0.72m | 5:22PM0.62m | 8:33AM0.70m | 4:21PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.42m | 00:03AM0.19m | 12:47PM0.51m | 00:34AM0.22m | 3:12PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 232 | 234 | 234 | 202 | 202 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 144 | 195 | 200 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 161 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 149 | 142 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | SE 9 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 42 | 34 | 43 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 95 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 158 | 160 | 20 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 74 | 74 | 0 |
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