Hanalei Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.22° N 159.50° W

Hanalei Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanalei Bay sea temperature is
26.7°C
0.3° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1
NW
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
0.6
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
597
469
415
398
343
260
137
131
128
125
119
138
292
228
222
193
163
183
149
117
91
300
240
334
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
SW
5
S
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
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
1:21AM0.40m
1:54PM0.72m
2:04AM0.46m
2:25PM0.67m
2:46AM0.52m
2:54PM0.60m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.02m
7:59PM0.09m
7:20AM0.04m
8:20PM0.07m
8:07AM0.08m
8:40PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
26
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
28
27
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
24
24
Feels °C
30
29
30
31
30
31
29
28
29
29
28
30
28
27
27
27
25
25
24
26
26
26
25
25
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