
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahai'ula Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahai'ula Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Mahai'ula Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 14 | S 14 | SW 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
108 | 108 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:19AM0.88m | 4:57PM0.34m | 6:09AM0.86m | 5:47PM0.30m | 7:06AM0.81m | 7:00PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.17m | 10:34PM0.02m | 1:37PM0.19m | 11:15PM0.07m | 2:57PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
537 | 522 | 522 | 429 | 417 | 388 | 299 | 295 | 290 | 290 | 728 | 843 | 843 | 710 | 674 | 598 | 701 | 691 | 703 | 703 | 585 | 541 | 511 | 503 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 5 |
108 | 108 | 84 | 84 | 58 | 57 | 216 | 294 | 376 | 346 | 90 | 140 | 135 | 133 | 130 | 125 | 118 | 80 | 88 | 22 | 85 | 21 | 81 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 13 | NNE 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSW 5 | NNE 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNE 5 | WNW 14 | NNE 10 | SW 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 9 |
26 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 83 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 9 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 86 | 6 | 83 | 20 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | NNE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | 27 | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 28 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 11 | 99 | 54 | 57 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 99 | 1 | 99 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
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