Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 11PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 757 | 739 | 860 | 905 | 953 | 1006 | 915 | 890 | 852 | 722 | 642 | 632 | 632 | 623 | 613 | 546 | 449 | 428 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 2:52PM0.34m | 4:24AM0.68m | 3:05PM0.29m | 5:05AM0.65m | 2:56PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.01m | 10:54AM0.20m | 8:49PM0.02m | 12:22PM0.21m | 9:14PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 757 | 739 | 860 | 905 | 953 | 1006 | 915 | 890 | 852 | 722 | 642 | 632 | 632 | 623 | 613 | 546 | 449 | 428 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 9 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 87 | 105 | 101 | 124 | 121 | 96 | 111 | 18 | 127 | 127 | 108 | 108 | 93 | 62 | 41 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | E 9 | W 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 56 | 55 | 41 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 119 | 143 | 140 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
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