Hanakāpīʻai Beach

Hanakāpīʻai Beach is an NNW-facing beach break in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from WSW to WNW and WNW to E. Offshore wind here blows from the SSE: light winds or SSE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

NNW (330°)

Best swell

WNW to N (292°–11°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

ESE to SSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

WSW to WNW (244.5° to 290.5°); WNW to E (292.5° to 85.5°)

Offshore wind

SSE

Tide

NOAA station 1611683

Wave buoy

Hanalei, Kauai, HI (202) · 9 km away

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