Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 4AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2.2
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)12111111111111111111111111101010109999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19661686161314841523181417171385145510801100945868789716673783788593497440393384346
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
0.48
2:17PM
0.45
2:08AM
0.43
2:53PM
0.50
2:32AM
0.37
3:27PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
-0.04
7:43PM
0.02
7:49AM
-0.05
8:28PM
0.05
8:07AM
-0.06
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise---6:31-------6:30-------6:30----
Sunset------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-11-------11111-------
Temp. °C212121202221212121202021222222212121202122222221
Feels °C (?)191918172018191919181920202021201919181920202020
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