Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 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) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 219 | 211 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 396 | 431 | 484 | 425 | 404 | 376 | 356 | 297 | 297 | 245 | 247 | 265 | 265 | 334 |
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 | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52AM0.58m | 8:03AM0.55m | 7:49PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.07m | 10:13PM0.10m | 6:15PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 235 | 219 | 211 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 396 | 431 | 484 | 425 | 404 | 376 | 356 | 297 | 297 | 245 | 231 | 227 | 184 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 13 | WNW 19 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 17 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 33 | 43 | 113 | 104 | 107 | 147 | 108 | 212 | 169 | 201 | 226 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | N 13 | WNW 20 | E 13 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 90 | 37 | 30 | 66 | 81 | 80 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 85 | 10 | 10 | 90 | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 67 | 86 | 92 | 73 | 91 | 91 | 94 | 127 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 175 | 230 | 227 | 227 | 240 | 247 | 265 | 265 | 334 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 153 | 36 |
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