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North Shore Kauai Guide

Hanalei
Bay

Garden Isle

Everything for a day on Kauai's most breathtaking bay. Emerald mountains, silver waterfalls, the iconic black-steel pier and the most magical stretch of water in all of Hawaii.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Bay Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Black Pot, Weke Rd & beach lots

Pier Sunset

Hanalei Pier sunset & mountain view

Dining

Taro, fresh fish & north shore eats

Things to Do

Na Pali kayak & sunset sailing

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Black Pot Beach (Hanalei Pier)

Famous pier · local families · calm end

East end

Pine Trees

Longboard surf break · beginner-friendly

Center of the bay

Wai'oli Beach

Boogie boards · consistent gentle waves

West of Pine Trees

Hanalei Bay Main Beach

Wide sand · mountain views · ideal summer

Along Weke Rd

Makahoa Point (Cannons)

Winter expert surf · powerful reef break

West rim

Ke'e Beach

Na Pali start · reef snorkel · magic lagoon

15 min west (end of road)

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Ke'e Beach & Na Pali

15 min west

End of the road; start of the Kalalau Trail

Hanalei Town

2 min walk

Farm-to-table dining, galleries, taro fields

Waimea Canyon

1.5 hrs south

The Grand Canyon of the Pacific

Limahuli Garden

20 min west

Native Hawaiian plant preserve below Na Pali

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Hanalei Bay. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Rough water today. No weather alert for Hanalei Bay, but the forecast has waves to 7 ft. Fine for a walk, not for a swim. Right now at Hanalei, the water is 79°F, surf is running 6–7 ft and the air is 75°F but feels like 83°F. Wind is 7 mph from the ESE and the UV index peaks at 3 (moderate) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 240 minutes right now. Today’s tides: High 7:23 AM, Low 11:50 PM. Dogs are allowed right now, on a leash.