Hanalei Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.22° N 159.50° W

Hanalei Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanalei Bay sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
E
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
W
10
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
84
64
78
127
127
164
131
134
73
72
54
55
72
74
77
102
86
179
217
179
328
317
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
10:21AM0.56m
11:26AM0.59m
10:10PM0.20m
12:13PM0.62m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.10m
8:11PM0.17m
3:30AM0.09m
7:48PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
27
27
27
25
25
25
24
26
28
27
27
26
25
25
24
25
27
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
27
28
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
30
31
31
30
29
29
28
26
27
28
29
28
27
27
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