Kauai, Hawaii, United States
Hanalei Bay
Intermediate
Point break
Sand bottom
Peels right
0.6–3.5 m
Any tide
A perfect crescent bay on Kauai's north shore with a long, wrapping right point at the west end and forgiving peaks across the middle. Winter northwest swells turn the point into a fast, racy wave that has produced champion surfers (the brothers Kahanamoku of modern era); summer is glassy longboard paradise.
Hazards
RipStrong Current
Conditions
- Best swell
- NW, N, WNW
- Best wind
- E, NE
- Season
- Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 0.6–3.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 22.2050, -159.4990
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolBoard RentalLifeguard