Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 158 | 329 | 328 | 311 | 234 | 358 | 253 | 259 | 227 | 214 | 191 | 147 | 168 | 171 | 214 | 243 | 220 | 233 | 239 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:13PM0.62m | 11:40PM0.22m | 12:51PM0.64m | 00:24AM0.25m | 1:23PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.16m | 4:34AM0.07m | 7:52PM0.15m | 5:22AM0.04m | 8:02PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | E 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
112 | 158 | 329 | 328 | 311 | 234 | 246 | 143 | 116 | 86 | 90 | 171 | 123 | 121 | 117 | 71 | 67 | 47 | 43 | 32 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
22 | 74 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 183 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 53 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | WSW 9 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
54 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
82 | 127 | 159 | 186 | 215 | 221 | 358 | 253 | 259 | 227 | 214 | 191 | 147 | 168 | 171 | 214 | 243 | 220 | 233 | 239 | 233 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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