Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 12AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | ENE 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 117 | 213 | 117 | 109 | 93 | 113 | 181 | 257 | 303 | 345 | 367 | 278 | 273 | 314 | 303 | 303 | 254 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:43AM0.78m | 8:04AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.19m | 11:09PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 130 | 117 | 112 | 109 | 102 | 93 | 82 | 98 | 149 | 303 | 319 | 276 | 245 | 208 | 166 | 138 | 138 | 130 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | E 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 144 | 38 | 40 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 113 | 181 | 257 | 25 | 345 | 367 | 278 | 273 | 314 | 303 | 303 | 254 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | N 7 | N 7 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | NE 8 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 31 | 144 | 93 | 117 | 109 | 81 | 40 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 213 | 72 | — | 71 | — | — | — | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 248 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 158 | 20 | 75 | 20 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 82 | 158 | 20 |
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