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The current surf forecast for Salailua at 3PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Salailua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | S | SSW | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SW | ESE | ESE | SW | SSW | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 302 | 280 | 280 | 215 | 202 | 199 | 196 | 190 | 184 | 138 | 134 | 104 | 90 | 142 | 374 | 408 | 380 | 373 | 142 | 334 | 138 | 134 | 101 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:07AM 1.11 | 9:23PM 1.26 | 10:09AM 1.07 | 10:24PM 1.18 | 11:12AM 1.04 | 11:27PM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:02PM 0.18 | 3:52AM 0.09 | 4:04PM 0.24 | 4:52AM 0.16 | 5:09PM 0.30 | 5:53AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 |

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