Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 154 | 142 | 106 | 79 | 74 | 74 | 97 | 110 | 121 | 198 | 195 | 184 | 180 | 173 | 186 | 183 | 179 | 205 | 193 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30PM0.56m | 5:21AM1.01m | 4:05PM0.50m | 6:21AM0.96m | 4:48PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.37m | 9:48PM0.02m | 12:17PM0.40m | 10:29PM0.07m | 1:53PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | E 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 148 | 154 | 142 | 106 | 79 | 74 | 74 | 56 | 93 | 121 | 198 | 195 | 78 | 180 | 173 | 186 | 183 | 64 | 205 | 193 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 10 | E 6 | E 13 | E 13 | N 5 | NNE 10 | E 5 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 202 | 172 | 132 | 122 | 116 | 71 | 71 | 97 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 31 | 184 | 64 | 83 | 82 | 18 | 179 | 37 | 78 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | N 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 48 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 45 | 31 | 54 | 83 | 30 | 30 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 6 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 60 | 58 | 72 | 28 | 42 | 50 | 69 | 88 | 110 | 110 | 114 | 92 | — | — | 50 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 53 | 37 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 53 | 16 | 0 | 72 | 95 | 0 | 158 | 20 | 16 | 54 | 72 | 72 | 96 | 96 | 122 | 95 | 95 | 96 |
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