Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Polihale today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Polihale at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Polihale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 544 | 604 | 570 | 530 | 496 | 458 | 458 | 523 | 533 | 595 | 550 | 540 | 452 | 382 | 292 | 227 | 186 | 135 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:47AM0.54m | 2:21PM0.47m | 3:23AM0.59m | 2:45PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.09m | 8:48AM0.20m | 8:35PM0.08m | 9:40AM0.21m | 8:53PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 544 | 604 | 570 | 530 | 496 | 458 | 458 | 523 | 533 | 595 | 550 | 540 | 452 | 382 | 292 | 227 | 186 | 135 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | E 6 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 264 | 261 | 257 | 250 | 236 | 229 | 173 | 360 | 334 | 254 | 266 | 263 | 253 | 163 | 212 | 477 | 598 | 39 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 20 | NW 20 | E 6 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 135 | 186 | 418 | 225 | 304 | 300 | 217 | 171 | 171 | 125 | 123 | 115 | 256 | 306 | 33 | 272 | 284 | 266 | 163 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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