
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
206 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 192 | 233 | 279 | 332 | 386 | 669 | 778 | 697 | 708 | 645 | 548 | 539 | 488 | 432 | 481 | 432 | 243 | 432 | 493 | 493 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:19AM0.78m | 4:21PM0.56m | 7:27AM0.73m | 9:21AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.50m | 11:23PM0.20m | 11:57PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 |
206 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 192 | 233 | 279 | 332 | 386 | 669 | 658 | 697 | 708 | 645 | 9 | 539 | 488 | 432 | 481 | 432 | 243 | 432 | 4 | 493 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | — | N 11 | S 14 |
64 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 69 | 75 | 81 | 66 | 91 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 219 | — | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | — | — | W 12 | S 14 | S 21 | N 10 |
7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | E 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 778 | — | — | — | 548 | — | — | — | — | 311 | — | — | 493 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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