Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
0.6
NW
14
0.6
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
336
278
231
223
219
211
178
182
169
146
120
142
138
153
167
156
121
117
116
111
205
231
217
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:08PM0.50m
12:15PM0.34m
11:49PM0.45m
12:56PM0.43m
00:24AM0.40m
1:32PM0.51m
Low Tide
5:39AM-0.01m
5:14PM0.09m
5:59AM-0.03m
6:16PM0.09m
6:17AM-0.05m
7:10PM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:01
7:01
7:02
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
22
22
23
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
23
25
26
25
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
22
23
23
24
25
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
25
25
25
23
23
22
23
24
24
23
24
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.6
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
205
229
229
205
186
186
191
178
182
159
136
120
142
138
153
167
156
121
117
94
111
205
113
113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.4
NE
8
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
Energy kJ
336
336
278
231
223
219
211
172
169
169
146
115
108
106
104
82
68
68
49
48
46
16
231
217
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NW
16
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.6
NW
14
0.4
NE
7
0.1
SW
12
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
32
18
18
17
21
20
20
19
18
18
14
22
21
21
20
18
38
76
73
116
14
6
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
1
E
7
1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
20
94
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
34
29
0
0
0
0
0
29
29
29
29
29
29
0
0
29
154
29
36
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
6
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