Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 17 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (18 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)141413131313121212121211111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1724173016301474126912211137992841814699651553467459389323317294288282237242345
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
S
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.37
2:22AM
0.51
2:49PM
0.44
2:48AM
0.46
3:31PM
0.50
3:14AM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
-0.03
8:11AM
-0.03
8:15PM
-0.00
8:33AM
-0.05
9:05PM
0.03
8:58AM
-0.08
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:43-------6:41--
Sunset6:47-------6:47-------6:47-------
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1--------------331----14
Temp. °C222222222122242424232323222326252524242323242424
Feels °C (?)242424242324252526252526252628272827272525262627
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