Hanalei Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.22° N 159.50° W

Hanalei Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanalei Bay sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.4° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
64
41
45
43
108
89
91
93
102
127
145
123
130
188
222
273
418
480
493
671
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:55PM0.33m
6:36AM0.58m
7:48AM0.55m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.25m
10:07PM0.06m
10:34PM0.09m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
6:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
29
28
29
29
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
26
27
27
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