Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
N
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.5
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.6
NNE
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)1010101012121111111015141414101010101010910912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6936946803911230161515051265822551455437431425337335309316268262251282184147
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40AM
0.32
5:07PM
0.57
4:03AM
0.25
6:06PM
0.58
4:18AM
0.19
7:16PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
0.08
9:25AM
-0.09
11:12PM
0.12
9:57AM
-0.08
1:03AM
0.14
10:34AM
-0.07
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:41-------6:39-------6:39----
Sunset------6:49-------6:49-------6:50-
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1-1111-1------------1
Temp. °C242424232626252423222222232322222221212223232321
Feels °C (?)262627252726262625242424252423232322212223222220
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