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Hanalei Point

North Shore, Kauai, USA (HI)
🪸Sharp reef🌀Strong rips👥Crowded

Hanalei Point is a long right point that breaks 300+ yards over lava reef with powerful barrel sections and an inside bowl. Multiple peaks spread the crowd across the lineup. This is where Andy and Bruce Irons honed their skills.

3-Day Forecast
Today
29
3
Poor
1.1m
@10s
13km/h
Thu
30
6
Poor
1.3m
@10s
15km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
1.4m
@10s
16km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.1m
N(10°)
Score: 5/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 2/25
Wind
13km/h
E(85°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
23°C
0.3mm48%
Windswell Component
0.8mENE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.8mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 8 km/h ESE|PM: 12 km/h E
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
High tide at 1pm (0.8m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:45 am
Low tide - 0.25m
1:54 pm
High tide - 0.79m
8:10 pm
Low tide - 0.46m
Times shown in spot-local time.

📊 Buoy ValidationBuoy Data

NW Hawaii

355 km away

Source: noaa

Forecast Validation
Buoy observed: 0.0m
Forecast error: ±1.1m

Strike Score Breakdown

3
Poor
Components
Swell Direction9/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score23/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score3/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score3
🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (340°)
Direction range
300° - 360°
Size range
1.2m - 3.6m
Ideal size
2.9m
Height multiplier
0.90×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SSE (160°)
Offshore range
100° - 200°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high

Water temp

25°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Bottom

Reef

Max wave face

5m+

Board

Shortboard

Consistency

6/10

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

7/10

Access: Beach access at Hanalei Bay Beach Park.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Nov-Mar. Long right point breaking 300+ yards over lava reef. Andy & Bruce Irons' proving ground.

Getting There

Airport
LIH
Drive time
35 min
Data quality
verified

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