Hanalei, United States

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Hanalei Bay from Wai'oli Beach Park — Hanalei Bay. Photo: Goshea at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Hanalei

Hanalei is a town in Hawaii, United States. From Hanalei you can reach 10 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Kauai Hanalei, a kite and windsurf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is LIH, 30 km away.

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Staying in Hanalei

16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: LIH, 30 km, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), 190 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Hanalei.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Hanalei each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Hanalei too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Anini Beach- Wires5.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft140 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

5 ft197 kJ

6 ft213 kJ

5 ft130 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Anini Beach- Wires, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	4 ft7 smushy	140kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	4 ft7 smushy	158kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	5 ft7 smushy	197kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	6 ft6 smushy	213kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	5 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	2 ft7 smushy	50kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	26°C

Bobo's Haena8.8 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft169 kJ

4 ft107 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

3 ft78 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bobo's Haena, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	78kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	3 ft7 smushy	60kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	25°C

Cannons8.1 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft170 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

5 ft157 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cannons, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 smushy	140kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	157kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	117kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	2 ft7 smushy	53kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	25°C

Flags - aliomanu reef19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Kapaʻa, 10 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft219 kJ

6 ft287 kJ

6 ft281 kJ

6 ft276 kJ

5 ft158 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Flags - aliomanu reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	5 ft6 smushy	219kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	287kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	281kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft6 smushy	276kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	5 ft6 smushy	158kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	3 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft8 smushy	63kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	26°C

Hanalei Bay1.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft170 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

5 ft191 kJ

4 ft95 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hanalei Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	4 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	4 ft7 smushy	140kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	5 ft6 smushy	191kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	25°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	2 ft7 smushy	53kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	24°C

Kalihiwai point7.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Kilauea, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft140 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

5 ft197 kJ

6 ft213 kJ

5 ft130 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kalihiwai point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	4 ft7 smushy	140kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	4 ft7 smushy	158kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	5 ft7 smushy	197kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	6 ft6 smushy	213kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	5 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	2 ft7 smushy	50kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	26°C

Kilauea Bay Beach (Rock Quarry)11.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Kilauea, 3 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft228 kJ

5 ft191 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

6 ft290 kJ

4 ft131 kJ

4 ft88 kJ

3 ft65 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kilauea Bay Beach (Rock Quarry), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	4 ft9 smushy	228kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	5 ft7 smushy	191kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	8, poor	5 ft7 smushy	251kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft6 smushy	290kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	131kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	4 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	3 ft7 smushy	65kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	25°C

Pu`u poa2.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft170 kJ

5 ft165 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

5 ft157 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pu`u poa, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	4 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	5 ft7 smushy	165kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 smushy	140kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	5 ft6 smushy	157kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	4 ft6 smushy	117kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	2 ft7 smushy	53kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	26°C

Tunnels7.1 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft170 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

5 ft157 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tunnels, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 smushy	140kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	157kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	117kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	2 ft7 smushy	53kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	25°C

Waikokos2.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft140 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

5 ft197 kJ

6 ft213 kJ

5 ft130 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Waikokos, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, poor	4 ft7 smushy	140kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	158kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	23, poor	5 ft7 smushy	197kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	6 ft6 smushy	213kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	5 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	50kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Hanalei, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Hanalei

Kauai Hanalei 0.6 km · stays here

Windsurf near Hanalei

Kauai Hanalei 0.6 km · stays here

Dive near Hanalei

Tunnels Beach (Makua) 7.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Hanalei

Kalypso Island Bar & GrillBar and grill · in the centre
The Hanalei GourmetSeafood · in the centre
AMA RestaurantJapanese · 0.1 km from the centre
Bubba BurgersBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
Chicken in a Barrel HanaleiBarbecue · 0.1 km from the centre
Federico's Fresh Mex CuisineMexican · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits