Hanalei Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.22° N 159.50° W

Hanalei Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanalei Bay sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 11PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
258
220
261
181
146
138
117
113
113
117
92
81
98
72
94
90
90
84
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06PM0.40m
7:35AM0.52m
4:36PM0.34m
8:57AM0.53m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.07m
2:22PM0.29m
11:58PM0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
26
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
24
26
27
26
24
24
Feels °C
28
25
25
25
25
24
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
27
28
27
26
26
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hanalei Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest