
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 98 | 82 | 65 | 56 | 53 | 41 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 91 | 99 | 102 | 105 | 125 | 132 | 131 | 123 | 147 | 329 | 391 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:13AM0.78m | 11:39AM0.86m | 9:02PM0.46m | 12:39PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.16m | 7:57PM0.46m | 4:30AM0.13m | 8:01PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
123 | 98 | 82 | 65 | 56 | 53 | 41 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 91 | 99 | 102 | 89 | 125 | 132 | 131 | 123 | 147 | 52 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 |
10 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 64 | 83 | 88 | 75 | 40 | 89 | 79 | 82 | 45 | 33 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 36 | 5 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | 102 | 132 | 329 | 391 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 95 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 95 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 160 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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