Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NW
1.6
NE
0.9
NW
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)88815141499999999999128117779
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)593446389418401368384447537525447412376351318343311298322209286266266421
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
0.57
10:02AM
0.10
11:05PM
0.58
11:26AM
0.16
11:56PM
0.58
12:19PM
0.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
0.05
2:37PM
0.00
6:20AM
0.03
4:06PM
-0.00
6:38AM
0.02
5:13PM
-0.01
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:33----
Sunset------6:51-------6:51-------6:51-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222220212323222120202020212221212020202021212121
Feels °C (?)212120222222212019191919192019191819181718181817
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