Hanalei Bay surf break

Hanalei Bay surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 25 Jan 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 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
1.8
NNE
2.2
NE
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NNW
1.5
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)1515141413131313131212771313121212151514151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2623012451492152122082051641521472984633632996255805036109241724192722352265
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
ENE
0
ENE
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
N
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassoncrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassonglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15PM
0.41
6:01AM
0.34
9:43PM
0.49
10:57PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.23
1:08PM
-0.02
2:02PM
-0.04
3:06PM
-0.05
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1-2211----------
Temp. °C232322222523232323222121222222222222222225232323
Feels °C (?)252523242726252525242121222223232425252528262627
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