Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (29 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
5
7
7
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2
NW
2
NW
Period(s) (?)161515141414141417161616161616151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)309033203565351726432944319943856909778388498849845374066378522841763709312625211952167712661226
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.14
1:30AM
0.74
12:51PM
0.16
2:11AM
0.75
1:42PM
0.20
2:49AM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
0.08
5:11PM
-0.10
8:33AM
0.06
6:05PM
-0.12
8:57AM
0.05
6:53PM
-0.13
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset--6:23-------6:24-------6:25-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-11----------------
Temp. °C262625242322222122222221212020202324232121212121
Feels °C (?)282726262624232223232221212020202324242223232322
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