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Best surf comes from N to NW groundswells with light S-SE winds for offshore flow.
The bay can work on most tides but stronger currents and faster, hollower faces show on larger winter swell.
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Hanalei Bay
A long north-facing bay whose famous right-point peels over shallow reef into a fast inside bowl-world-class winter power with mellow summer lulls. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Hanalei Bay in Hawaii.
Break TypeReef/Beach
Skill LevelIntermediate - Advanced
LocationHawaii, US
Forecast
- Waves 5-8 ft
- Period 9 s
- Wind NE 15 kt
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Shallow reef and the long right point concentrate power and crowds around the pier-takeoffs can be fast and unforgiving on the lava shelf.
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