Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hakalau today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hakalau at 6AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hakalau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | N 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | E 8 | N 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 20 | NNW 19 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | ENE 8 | NNW 13 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2516 | 2206 | 1739 | 1801 | 1822 | 1748 | 563 | 1224 | 1080 | 433 | 694 | 378 | 345 | 408 | 354 | 388 | 1310 | 1536 | 1611 | 1271 | 1055 | 706 | 557 | 408 | 396 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:47AM0.94m | 3:32PM0.50m | 5:27AM0.89m | 3:57PM0.47m | 6:12AM0.85m | 4:28PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.40m | 9:47PM0.12m | 12:35PM0.42m | 10:18PM0.17m | 1:53PM0.42m | 10:52PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | N 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | E 8 | N 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 2516 | 2206 | 1739 | 1801 | 1822 | 1748 | 563 | 1224 | 1080 | 346 | 694 | 378 | 345 | 408 | 354 | 210 | 398 | 372 | 359 | 364 | 282 | 289 | 557 | 408 | 396 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 8 | S 18 | NW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | N 11 | S 17 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 20 | NNW 19 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | N 8 | N 9 | N 17 | N 21 |
| kJ | 320 | 329 | 290 | 4 | 371 | 6 | 763 | 6 | 6 | 433 | 6 | 332 | 326 | 223 | 250 | 388 | 1310 | 1536 | 1611 | 1271 | 1055 | 706 | 63 | 15 | 52 | 233 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | N 6 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NW 14 | S 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | S 15 | N 18 | NNW 23 | N 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 384 | 3 | 249 | 227 | 184 | 157 | 214 | 154 | 198 | 92 | 90 | 113 | 81 | 4 | 25 | 53 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 337 | — | 378 | 378 | 378 | 381 | 424 | 378 | — | — | — | — | 364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 282 | 375 | 382 | 456 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 20 | 74 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 77 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
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