Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 22 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
24.8° 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: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.7
NW
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NNE
2.1
NE
1.6
NNE
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)1110151414141410101010101081296677881010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)745551455437431425337313309304262233230169149325177206226327476530426332
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.25
6:06PM
0.58
4:18AM
0.19
7:16PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
0.12
9:57AM
-0.08
1:03AM
0.14
10:34AM
-0.07
11:24AM
-0.04
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:39-------6:39-------6:37----
Sunset------6:49-------6:50-------6:50-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------11-----111111-----
Temp. °C232322222423232222212122222322222121212122222221
Feels °C (?)262524242524242323212122212221212020201920202019
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