Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 11PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 258 | 220 | 261 | 181 | 146 | 138 | 117 | 113 | 113 | 117 | 92 | 81 | 98 | 72 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 84 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:06PM0.40m | 7:35AM0.52m | 4:36PM0.34m | 8:57AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.07m | 2:22PM0.29m | 11:58PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | E 7 | WNW 12 | E 6 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 23 | 23 | 186 | 181 | 34 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 48 | 117 | 48 | 81 | 71 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 86 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 7 | E 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WNW 12 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 6 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 13 | WSW 6 | SSE 10 | WSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 7 | ENE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | WNW 11 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 24 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 329 | 258 | 220 | 261 | — | 146 | 138 | 117 | 113 | 113 | — | 92 | — | 98 | 72 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 153 | 153 | 34 | 153 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 34 |
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