
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 2PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 12 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | ENE 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
181 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 130 | 213 | 112 | 117 | 136 | 123 | 142 | 181 | 257 | 330 | 345 | 367 | 284 | 273 | 314 | 303 | 254 | 254 | 281 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:46AM0.84m | 3:50PM0.50m | 6:43AM0.78m | 8:04AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.46m | 10:37PM0.19m | 11:09PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 |
115 | 149 | 153 | 160 | 130 | 117 | 112 | 41 | 136 | 107 | 103 | 181 | 257 | 303 | 328 | 328 | 284 | 254 | 197 | 161 | 138 | 110 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
230 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 144 | 38 | 38 | 93 | 41 | 37 | 113 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 345 | 367 | 278 | 273 | 314 | 303 | 254 | 254 | 254 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | N 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 8 | ESE 7 |
20 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 24 | 144 | 93 | 117 | 109 | 81 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
181 | — | — | — | — | 213 | 54 | — | — | 123 | 142 | 151 | 240 | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | 281 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 95 | 95 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 158 | 75 | 20 | 75 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 158 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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