Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
24.2° 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 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)12111111111111101010101010101091111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6146045245244714714063842662662612261631381368781767676162147141138
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
5
NW
5
W
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NE
5
S
0
NE
5
NNW
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
0.24
12:00AM
0.48
12:40PM
0.32
12:33AM
0.46
1:17PM
0.42
1:04AM
0.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
0.05
6:15AM
0.01
5:46PM
0.04
6:32AM
-0.02
6:40PM
0.04
6:52AM
-0.05
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset--6:55-------6:57-------6:57-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
12232311---1--475-121---
Temp. °C222221212020202122242323232322222225232324232323
Feels °C (?)252524232020202222272524242425262428262727272627
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