
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
215 | 116 | 93 | 134 | 145 | 142 | 159 | 116 | 73 | 97 | 96 | 90 | 167 | 163 | 139 | 113 | 99 | 115 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:15AM0.78m | 12:55PM0.79m | 1:50AM0.89m | 1:25PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.16m | 7:07AM0.29m | 7:16PM0.10m | 7:53AM0.28m | 7:41PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
215 | 116 | 93 | 134 | 145 | 142 | 159 | 109 | 73 | 68 | 88 | 64 | 167 | 163 | 139 | 89 | 71 | 71 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 13 |
46 | 74 | 74 | 98 | 117 | 88 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 66 | 44 | 49 | 51 | 58 | 113 | 99 | 97 | 204 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | E 12 | E 7 | E 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 14 | NE 9 |
62 | 47 | 47 | 83 | 87 | 114 | 101 | 116 | 43 | 97 | 96 | 90 | 45 | 48 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 115 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 95 | 95 | 14 | 14 |
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