Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 8AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)15ft (4.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
!
0
0
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4.5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NNW
2.5
N
3
NNW
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.8
NNE
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)121212121616151514141414141313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1993222728133934888010764111129947834876274464292727023087232820521729156913921236902805928675
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.62
12:30PM
0.15
2:05AM
0.65
1:12PM
0.16
2:36AM
0.67
1:47PM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
0.10
5:46PM
-0.06
9:10AM
0.09
6:24PM
-0.08
9:28AM
0.08
7:00PM
-0.09
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset------6:15-------6:15-------6:15-
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
4-----------------------
Temp. °C212220202120191818181819202121202019192022222221
Feels °C (?)212017161616151515151516171818181817171719181918
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