Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
0.7
NW
1.3
NE
0.9
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.1
NE
2
NE
2.1
NE
1.7
NE
2.2
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
0.9
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
Period(s) (?)91291111118888888888888815151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168147281196233332444404481557482502362609470470435435413380360418401368
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
0.57
8:38PM
0.56
9:59PM
0.57
10:02AM
0.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
-0.04
12:45PM
-0.01
6:04AM
0.05
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:37-------6:35--
Sunset6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-----111--------11--
Temp. °C232222212122222322222121212122222221212121212323
Feels °C (?)222121202021202120201919201920202019192020202222
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