
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 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). 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 ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
266 | 259 | 256 | 256 | 287 | 251 | 214 | 256 | 263 | 229 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 266 | 259 | 302 | 302 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:36AM0.56m | 2:44PM1.09m | 2:25AM0.62m | 3:18PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM0.29m | 7:33AM0.01m | 9:23PM0.25m | 8:19AM0.02m | 9:51PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | E 8 |
266 | 259 | 256 | 256 | 287 | 251 | 214 | 256 | 263 | 229 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 266 | 259 | 54 | 49 | 302 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 16 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 68 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 57 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 13 | W 13 | NW 7 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 302 | 302 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 14 | 96 | 14 | 20 | 95 | 20 | 193 | 160 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 122 | 158 | 158 | 95 | 95 |
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