Hanalei Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.22° N 159.50° W

Hanalei Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanalei Bay sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.2° 

Hanalei Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
0.6
W
10
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
72
72
55
55
72
74
77
102
118
134
158
263
322
256
230
357
367
256
256
249
203
203
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
11:26AM0.59m
10:10PM0.20m
12:13PM0.62m
11:40PM0.22m
12:51PM0.64m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.10m
8:11PM0.17m
3:30AM0.09m
7:48PM0.16m
4:34AM0.07m
7:52PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:02
7:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
26
28
28
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
29
30
30
31
31
30
29
28
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
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