Hanalei Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 22.22° N 159.50° W

Issued: 1 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hanalei Bay sea temperature is

26.3°C

Hanalei Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (09 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 10PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (09 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 9					Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	379	1189	1280	1274	1170	1060	943	809	669	605	527	429	451	443	553	2015	4324	5256	5110	4474	4075	3441	2721
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide		1:54PM0.27m					3:29AM0.72m				2:18PM0.24m				4:04AM0.70m				2:39PM0.22m				4:42AM0.67m
Low Tide	9:30AM0.16m			7:23PM-0.03m					10:18AM0.16m			7:49PM-0.02m						11:12AM0.16m			8:17PM-0.00m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48
	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	5:54
mm	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	26	25	25	24	24	24	23	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	24	23	24	23	23	23	23
Feels °C	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	24	23	22	23	22	24	23	22	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	379	1189	1280	1274	1170	1060	943	809	669	605	527	429	451	443	443	2015	4324	5256	5110	4474	4075	3441	2721
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 15	E 8	NNE 6	E 8	NNE 13	NNE 13	WNW 16	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	WNW 15	WNW 15	NNE 12	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 12	WNW 13	NNE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	376	287	41	222	35	34	100	31	53	49	121	84	27	125	553	458	34	13	4	5	5	179	243
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	N 7	NW 18	NW 18	SE 10	SE 10	NNE 13	WNW 16	SE 9	WNW 15	NNE 12	NNE 12	WNW 14	NW 13	NW 20	WNW 13	NNE 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	37	16	152	80	15	24	55	50	13	42	27	27	19	45	136	35	13	21	21	9	9	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	327	403	229	328	220	208	208	214	220	215	209	208	187	220	220	247	293	301	355	358	323	283	358
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	29	29	29	0	29	36	35	29	29	29	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	36	34	35
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	9	8

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