Lanai · Maui · Hawaii
Manele Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Lanai, Hawaii
Manele Bay, Lanai, Hawaii: 1 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 11 seconds from the south, with a 10 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 16 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 11:04 am.
1 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.3 ft · 11 s · Splus 0.5 ft · 9 s · SSE
- Wind
- 10 mph (ENE), gusts 16cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.7 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 11:04 am
- Water
- 80°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:34 amset 5:48 pm
Manele Bay surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Manele Bay: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Manele Bay: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 16 | 2.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 16 | 1.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 16 | 1.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 14 | 0.9 ft |
| 10 amnow | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (ESE) | 0.7 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SE) | 0.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SSE) | 0.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SSE) | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SSE) | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 14 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (S), gusts 15 | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (S), gusts 13 | 1.0 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 11 | 0.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 14 | 2.4 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 14 | 2.0 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 14 | 1.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 1.1 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 17 | 0.8 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 16 | 0.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 14 | 0.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (E) | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1.0 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 15 | 0.8 ft |
Manele Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Manele Bay arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 4 s
- Lulls
- about 35 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 10% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Manele Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Manele Bay: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Manele Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 12 s · S | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 16 | 8 mph onshore (SSE) | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 13 s · S | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 14 | 9 mph cross-shore (E) | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 12 s · S | 22 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 32 | 19 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 28 | 2 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 14 s · SSE | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 12 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 13 s · SSE | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 8 mph onshore (SE) | 1 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 12 s · SSE | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 8 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 5 s · SSE | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 12 | 8 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 13 | 11 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 5 s · SE | calm | 8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 mph cross-shore (W) | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph offshore (N) | 7 mph offshore (WNW) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Manele Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Manele Bay tide chart and tide times
Tides at Manele Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.7 ft at 4 am, low 0.6 ft at 11:04 am, high 1.1 ft at 3:36 pm and low 0.2 ft at 9:10 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.7 ft and falling.
Manele Bay tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.7 ft at 4 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:04 amHigh 1.1 ft at 3:36 pmLow 0.2 ft at 9:10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.6 ft at 4:32 amLow 0.5 ft at 11:45 amHigh 1.0 ft at 4:10 pmLow 0.2 ft at 9:41 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.5 ft at 5:08 amLow 0.5 ft at 12:28 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 4:39 pmLow 0.1 ft at 10:05 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.4 ft at 5:45 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:24 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 5:17 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:36 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.3 ft at 6:29 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:20 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 6:02 pmLow 0.4 ft at 11:10 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.2 ft at 7:14 amLow 0.6 ft at 3:21 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 7:19 pmLow 0.5 ft at 11:48 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.2 ft at 8:03 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:18 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 9:10 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.7 ft at 12:48 amHigh 2.0 ft at 8:54 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:56 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 11 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 0.9 ft at 2:24 amHigh 1.9 ft at 9:46 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Manele Bay water temperature
The water temperature at Manele Bay is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 10 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Manele Bay
- Lopa Beach6.5 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Shark Pit16 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Lahaina Breakwall16 mi ENE · 2 ft · Poor
- Harbors16 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- Puamana16 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
- Launiupoko16 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Fair
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About Manele Bay
Manele Bay is a harbor on Lanai, Hawaii, facing south-southeast. Also called Hulopoe.
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