Hanalei Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.22° N 159.50° W

Hanalei Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanalei Bay sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.1° 

Hanalei Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hanalei Bay today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanalei Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.6
NNW
18
0.8
NNW
18
0.9
NNW
17
1.1
NW
16
1.2
NW
16
1.2
NW
16
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
15
1.5
NW
15
1.6
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
214
399
522
610
757
739
860
905
953
1006
915
890
852
722
701
632
623
623
613
594
449
428
421
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:47AM0.69m
2:52PM0.34m
4:24AM0.68m
3:05PM0.29m
5:05AM0.65m
2:56PM0.26m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.18m
8:26PM0.01m
10:54AM0.20m
8:49PM0.02m
12:22PM0.21m
9:14PM0.05m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
24
27
27
26
24
24
24
23
25
27
28
26
25
24
23
23
24
26
27
25
24
23
Feels °C
25
25
26
28
27
27
26
26
27
25
28
28
30
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
27
25
25
24
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