Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 4AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NW
1.5
NNE
0.9
NW
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.4
N
2
NNE
2
N
2.4
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)9999999991271177779891011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5675254474123673763113112522982372092862862662824212345897231354148715141688
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.58
11:26AM
0.16
11:56PM
0.58
12:19PM
0.24
12:37AM
0.56
1:02PM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
0.03
4:06PM
-0.00
6:38AM
0.02
5:13PM
-0.01
6:56AM
-0.00
6:08PM
-0.01
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---6:35-------6:33-------6:33----
Sunset------6:51-------6:51-------6:52-
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---------1-------------
Temp. °C212020202122212120201919212121202020192020202120
Feels °C (?)201919181920191919191716181818171717171718171818
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