Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 305 | 305 | 340 | 411 | 555 | 615 | 630 | 578 | 578 | 511 | 515 | 563 | 498 | 639 | 486 | 549 | 486 | 486 | 427 | 427 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15AM0.55m | 10:39PM0.22m | 10:14AM0.55m | 11:25PM0.28m | 10:59AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.14m | 1:37AM0.17m | 5:35PM0.12m | 3:26AM0.17m | 5:42PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 289 | 279 | 224 | 209 | 151 | 149 | 114 | 119 | 127 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 61 | 498 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 180 | 178 | 172 | 122 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 103 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 37 | 35 | 58 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 13 | N 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 349 | 305 | 305 | 340 | 411 | 555 | 615 | 630 | 578 | 578 | 511 | 515 | 563 | 498 | 639 | 486 | 549 | 486 | 486 | 427 | 427 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 325 | 325 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 355 | 36 |
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