Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 64 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 108 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 102 | 127 | 145 | 123 | 130 | 188 | 222 | 273 | 418 | 480 | 493 | 671 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55PM0.33m | 6:36AM0.58m | 7:48AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.25m | 10:07PM0.06m | 10:34PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 108 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 102 | 50 | 50 | 123 | 130 | 72 | 96 | 94 | 65 | 65 | 39 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 10 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 9 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 40 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | E 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 | E 10 | NW 8 | NW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 9 | W 9 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 60 | 37 | 37 | 59 | 43 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 79 | 79 | 9 | 4 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 19 | 32 | — | — | — | 60 | 49 | 36 | 127 | 145 | 70 | — | 188 | 222 | 273 | 418 | 480 | 493 | 671 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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