
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | 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 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
214 | 256 | 263 | 263 | 229 | 233 | 201 | 229 | 229 | 235 | 235 | 280 | 280 | 273 | 318 | 326 | 235 | 377 | 386 | 403 | 412 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.09m | 2:25AM0.62m | 3:18PM1.08m | 3:10AM0.67m | 3:49PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.25m | 8:19AM0.02m | 9:51PM0.21m | 9:03AM0.06m | 10:18PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | 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 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
214 | 256 | 263 | 263 | 229 | 233 | 201 | 229 | 229 | 235 | 235 | 280 | 280 | 273 | 318 | 326 | 235 | 377 | 386 | 403 | 412 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | E 13 | ESE 12 |
68 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 75 | 41 | 40 | 87 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | SSE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 16 | N 7 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 16 |
13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 20 | 41 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 193 | 166 | 96 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 95 | 122 | 122 | 158 | 95 | 95 | 14 | 95 | 95 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
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