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 (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 200 | 200 | 192 | 233 | 279 | 332 | 432 | 596 | 643 | 721 | 708 | 629 | 548 | 488 | 488 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 249 | 432 | 443 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 200 | 200 | 200 | 192 | 233 | 279 | 332 | 432 | 596 | 643 | 721 | 708 | 629 | 548 | 488 | 488 | 432 | 4 | 432 | 249 | 432 | 4 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | — | S 14 | ENE 8 | — | N 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 43 | 43 | 69 | 81 | 7 | 66 | 64 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 | 219 | — | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | — | W 12 | S 14 | S 21 | N 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 432 | — | — | — | 443 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 74 | 18 | 18 |
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