Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 07 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
27.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)12121313131313121313131313131212121111111010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)23423825126527727635519513615854652154160660392611011296137012821037735564451
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
0.67
3:05AM
0.52
3:11PM
0.61
3:52AM
0.58
3:38PM
0.54
4:43AM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:39PM
0.07
8:25AM
0.08
9:03PM
0.05
9:18AM
0.13
9:29PM
0.03
10:19AM
0.18
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset6:49-------6:47-------6:46-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------13---------
Temp. °C252525242425282827252424242527282726252424252827
Feels °C (?)292828272727292827262526272728292827272728283029
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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). 0.5m 9s swell from the NNW to make surfable waves.

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