Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1814 | 1933 | 2590 | 3848 | 3536 | 2089 | 1308 | 1088 | 783 | 593 | 476 | 397 | 371 | 292 | 251 | 214 | 208 | 181 | 147 | 139 | 110 | 126 | 126 | 110 |
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-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 | 5:27AM0.49m | 4:52PM0.48m | 6:26AM0.51m | 5:06PM0.40m | 7:35AM0.52m | 4:36PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.19m | 10:57PM0.07m | 11:43AM0.25m | 11:24PM0.07m | 2:22PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 8 | WNW 11 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 43 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 208 | 181 | 23 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | WNW 11 | SE 8 | W 11 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | SW 7 | E 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 85 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 42 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | N 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 6 | SSE 10 | W 13 | SW 7 | SSE 10 | WSW 7 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 127 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1814 | 1933 | 2590 | 3848 | 3536 | 2089 | 1308 | 1088 | 783 | 593 | 476 | 397 | 371 | 292 | 251 | 214 | — | — | 147 | 139 | 110 | 126 | 126 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 356 | 355 | 257 | 159 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 |
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