Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s 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 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 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) | W 14 | W 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 89 | 168 | 184 | 117 | 229 | 273 | 308 | 247 | 217 | 190 | 190 | 156 | 264 | 156 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18PM0.66m | 6:00AM0.35m | 5:49PM0.56m | 7:14AM0.39m | 6:15PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.07m | 10:36AM0.13m | 00:24AM0.06m | 11:45AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | W 13 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 105 | 128 | 132 | 132 | 89 | 87 | 28 | 98 | 44 | 273 | 239 | 247 | 217 | 31 | 33 | 55 | 156 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 | W 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 8 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 138 | 132 | 15 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 8 | 87 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 28 | 56 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 12 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 86 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 38 | 132 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 168 | 184 | 117 | 229 | — | 308 | — | — | 190 | 190 | 156 | 264 | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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