Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Feb 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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NNE
1.7
NE
1.5
ENE
2.1
NE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
2
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)1099108888881616151515151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3012872442162012211653532805939641331170332073314354434483949405036692976220021351723
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
0.30
7:41PM
0.50
4:22AM
0.23
9:08PM
0.53
10:32PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
-0.05
3:14AM
0.20
12:06PM
-0.04
1:14PM
-0.03
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-7:03-------7:03-------7:03------
Sunset----6:37-------6:38-------6:38---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1222342------11------
Temp. °C202022222120202020202020202020191819202020191918
Feels °C (?)222223232120201918181818191919181718191818171716
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