Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 HST
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Hanalei Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hanalei Bay sea temperature is
27.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Hanalei Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.6
E
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)101010888888988888866666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)161179181181162169272123145382322692121128687132142133146176179
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
0.69
10:42PM
0.22
11:43AM
0.71
11:49PM
0.27
12:29PM
0.71
12:35AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.14
3:25AM
0.08
6:50PM
0.13
4:38AM
0.06
7:08PM
0.12
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
Sunrise-6:24-------6:24-------6:24------
Sunset----6:40-------6:39-------6:38---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242527272625242525252627262525242425262726252525
Feels °C (?)252627262626252626262626262624252525272727252626
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Kaua'i

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Hanalei Bay (calm at Wailua Homesteads wx 20 km from Hanalei Bay). 0.6m 8s swell from the NNE to make surfable waves.

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5 km/h
ESE
0.0
27.7
Air / Water (°C)
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