Hanalei Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.22° N 159.50° W

Hanalei Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanalei Bay sea temperature is
26.7°C
0.3° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
297
349
341
341
374
368
359
359
318
294
309
277
270
257
264
264
235
235
240
234
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
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
11:26AM0.59m
11:39PM0.25m
12:05PM0.61m
00:14AM0.30m
12:38PM0.62m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.15m
4:08AM0.12m
6:50PM0.14m
5:02AM0.10m
6:59PM0.12m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:35
6:34
 mm
Temp °C
28
27
27
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
24
25
24
24
25
27
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
28
27
28
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
25
26
25
26
27
29
28
29
27
28
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