Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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) | NE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 103 | 120 | 137 | 132 | 137 | 145 | 189 | 126 | 222 | 254 | 254 | 273 | 352 | 389 | 383 | 408 | 589 | 534 | 292 | 271 | 265 | 228 | 223 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36AM0.58m | 7:48AM0.55m | 9:16AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.09m | 11:12PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 108 | 100 | 120 | 37 | 34 | 50 | 50 | 73 | 126 | 72 | 71 | 94 | 123 | 65 | 39 | 127 | 88 | 386 | 343 | 85 | 85 | 265 | 64 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | SW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 37 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 40 | 65 | 15 | 35 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 62 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 17 | NW 8 | NW 10 | SW 20 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 53 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 79 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 71 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 103 | — | 137 | 132 | 137 | 145 | 189 | 92 | 222 | 254 | 254 | 273 | 352 | 389 | 383 | 408 | 589 | 534 | 292 | 271 | — | 228 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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