
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wailua/Horners today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wailua/Horners at 9AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wailua/Horners. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | 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 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
356 | 303 | 297 | 292 | 285 | 270 | 281 | 303 | 371 | 461 | 474 | 432 | 392 | 392 | 432 | 532 | 681 | 634 | 661 | 678 | 684 | 684 | 573 | 570 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:33AM0.60m | 9:50AM0.60m | 10:18PM0.28m | 10:45AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.18m | 11:51PM0.22m | 7:19PM0.27m | 1:59AM0.26m | 6:36PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
356 | 303 | 297 | 292 | 281 | 270 | 187 | 187 | 131 | 395 | 294 | 284 | 279 | 224 | 205 | 151 | 149 | 114 | 119 | 127 | 127 | 91 | 89 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 17 | S 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | N 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
104 | 105 | 147 | 66 | 158 | 166 | 203 | 186 | 212 | 211 | 158 | 144 | 178 | 175 | 124 | 118 | 118 | 114 | 104 | 77 | 76 | 58 | 56 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | N 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
69 | 67 | 66 | 78 | 65 | 63 | 90 | 128 | 214 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 45 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
257 | 265 | 255 | 285 | 285 | 270 | 281 | 303 | 371 | 461 | 474 | 432 | 392 | 392 | 432 | 532 | 681 | 634 | 661 | 678 | 684 | 684 | 573 | 570 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 41 | 41 | 47 | 47 | 125 | 302 | 35 | 41 | 125 | 125 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 47 |
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