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The current surf forecast for Salailua at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 04). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Salailua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 368 | 362 | 362 | 249 | 241 | 227 | 237 | 216 | 230 | 169 | 169 | 142 | 140 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 99 | 56 | 57 | 175 | 234 | 212 | 273 | 259 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | SW | S | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | SE | SE | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:39PM 1.40 | 6:15AM 1.20 | 6:33PM 1.41 | 7:11AM 1.18 | 7:27PM 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:21AM 0.06 | 12:06AM -0.04 | 12:14PM 0.06 | 1:01AM -0.05 | 1:08PM 0.08 | 1:56AM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |

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