Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 1PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 13 | N 12 | ENE 7 | N 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 396 | 431 | 492 | 425 | 404 | 383 | 356 | 297 | 297 | 292 | 233 | 247 | 223 | 293 | 321 | 395 | 294 | 319 | 294 | 328 | 328 | 387 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52AM0.58m | 8:03AM0.55m | 7:49PM0.17m | 9:15AM0.55m | 10:39PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.10m | 6:15PM0.15m | 11:07PM0.14m | 5:34PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 186 | 396 | 431 | 492 | 425 | 404 | 383 | 356 | 210 | 297 | 292 | 231 | 227 | 184 | 187 | 212 | 395 | 294 | 284 | 279 | 224 | 209 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 13 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NNW 11 | NW 17 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 80 | 113 | 104 | 297 | 147 | 108 | 212 | 169 | 201 | 226 | 100 | 211 | 191 | 180 | 178 | 172 | 122 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 16 | E 12 | WNW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 90 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 107 | 25 | 85 | 10 | 10 | 90 | 126 | 211 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 112 | 176 | 181 | 171 | 192 | 216 | 192 | 210 | — | 200 | 200 | 233 | 247 | 223 | 293 | 321 | 289 | 278 | 319 | 294 | 328 | 328 | 387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 326 | 36 |
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