
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipio Valley today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipio Valley at 12AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipio Valley. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1026 | 1184 | 1092 | 1004 | 900 | 891 | 854 | 747 | 731 | 642 | 627 | 613 | 600 | 566 | 593 | 684 | 684 | 619 | 603 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:47AM0.55m | 1:17PM0.83m | 1:24AM0.63m | 1:43PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.27m | 6:33AM0.19m | 7:46PM0.23m | 7:15AM0.18m | 8:05PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
150 | 145 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 86 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 12 | N 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | W 17 |
2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1026 | 1184 | 1092 | 1004 | 900 | 891 | 854 | 747 | 731 | 642 | 627 | 613 | 600 | 566 | 593 | 684 | 684 | 619 | 603 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 34 | 34 | 69 | 56 | 67 | 67 | 27 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 27 |
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