Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 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 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)101010999988881281212121211111111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13613692817674735857555350373737365261474733727272
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
0.51
1:34AM
0.38
2:36PM
0.59
2:06AM
0.32
3:18PM
0.65
2:37AM
0.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
0.04
7:15AM
-0.08
8:28PM
0.05
7:42AM
-0.11
9:26PM
0.07
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:15
Sunset--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
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clear
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clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
1331-----11---------2---
Temp. °C252525242423232325252424232222232425242323222223
Feels °C (?)272828282826262627272627252424242425242425232424
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