Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | 104 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 101 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 88 | 114 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 143 | 158 | 187 | 186 | 198 | 166 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07AM0.37m | 2:43PM0.67m | 2:44AM0.41m | 3:07PM0.64m | 3:24AM0.46m | 3:30PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.03m | 8:46PM0.10m | 7:57AM0.05m | 9:05PM0.09m | 8:38AM0.09m | 9:25PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 15 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
128 | 104 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 104 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 100 | 132 | 89 | 126 | 125 | 119 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 7 | NW 8 | E 16 | E 16 | WNW 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
29 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 79 | 78 | 6 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | N 6 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | N 6 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 8 | E 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | — | 107 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 101 | — | 107 | 107 | 88 | 114 | 85 | 97 | 101 | 143 | 158 | 187 | 186 | 198 | 166 | 198 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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