Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 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 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (20 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.3
N
2.2
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)101010101011111010101010121211111111101414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252242242242247457517621596573391391456125914221265972595453437431425402313
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
NNE
0
WNW
0
WSW
5
W
0
SSE
15
SE
5
NE
0
WSW
0
ESE
10
NNW
5
SE
5
SW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassoffglassglassglassonglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
0.39
4:16PM
0.55
3:40AM
0.32
5:07PM
0.57
4:03AM
0.25
6:06PM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
0.03
8:58AM
-0.08
10:02PM
0.08
9:25AM
-0.09
11:12PM
0.12
9:57AM
-0.08
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:41-------6:41-------6:39----
Sunset------6:49-------6:49-------6:49-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----12331212-121--------
Temp. °C232424242626252424232324252525242323232325262422
Feels °C (?)252727273030292728242728282728272525252527262423
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