Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 297 | 297 | 292 | 236 | 229 | 223 | 235 | 293 | 395 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 286 | 330 | 376 | 481 | 507 | 520 | 534 | 533 | 533 | 573 | 570 |
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 | cross | 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 | 8:03AM0.55m | 7:49PM0.17m | 9:15AM0.55m | 10:39PM0.22m | 10:14AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.15m | 11:07PM0.14m | 5:34PM0.14m | 1:37AM0.17m | 5:35PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ENE 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 222 | 297 | 297 | 292 | 236 | 227 | 223 | 184 | 146 | 395 | 294 | 284 | 279 | 224 | 209 | 151 | 149 | 114 | 119 | 127 | 94 | 91 | 438 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NE 7 | NW 17 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NNW 10 | NW 15 | N 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 356 | 139 | 147 | 108 | 215 | 169 | 184 | 226 | 163 | 211 | 191 | 180 | 178 | 172 | 122 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 101 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 89 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | E 12 | WNW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 16 | N 13 | NW 14 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 13 | N 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 107 | 25 | 85 | 10 | 10 | 201 | 125 | 211 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 94 | 210 | 200 | 233 | 229 | — | 235 | 293 | 330 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 286 | 330 | 376 | 481 | 507 | 520 | 534 | 533 | 533 | 573 | 570 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 149 | 325 | 35 | 36 | 149 | 149 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 36 | 36 |
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