Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 09 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 8PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (09 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)9101010109151514999131312121211111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)632580518518460397339332297281235230242307339380529502546524495416408400
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.42
9:41PM
0.43
10:57PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
-0.01
11:32AM
0.01
12:57PM
0.03
7:44AM
0.07
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:48
Sunset--6:45-------6:45-------6:45-----
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---21-------111113211112
Temp. °C242525232322222325252523232323232627262424232323
Feels °C (?)242526252523232325252523232424242829282525242424
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