Manele, Hawaii Weather
Manele, Hawaii — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Manele, Maui County.
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About Manele, Hawaii
Manele unfolds along the rugged southern coast of Lanai, a place where the Pacific Ocean’s relentless blue meets a landscape sculpted by ancient lava flows and the persistent caress of trade winds. It lies 29.3 miles west-south-west of Kahului, HI (from Kahului, HI: bearing 251°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south of Lanai City. The terrain here is a study in contrasts: sun-baked earth, ochre and rust in hue, gives way to sparse, resilient scrub and the occasional hardy acacia tree, their branches reaching like skeletal fingers towards the vast, indifferent sky. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a constant reminder of the volcanic origins that shaped this island’s dramatic contours, while the distant, rhythmic whisper of waves crashing against unseen shores provides a perpetual soundtrack to the quietude. Evenings here can be particularly profound, as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in improbable shades of rose and violet, and the land exhales the day’s accumulated warmth in a gentle, palpable sigh. Historically, Manele's story is inextricably linked to Lanai's transformation from a sparsely populated ranching island to a pineapple empire and, more recently, to a luxury resort destination. The echoes of its agricultural past, when vast pineapple fields once dominated the island's interior, are still faintly discernible in the underlying patterns of the land, though the economy has largely shifted towards tourism and hospitality. The iconic Manele Bay Hotel and its neighboring golf course stand as prominent markers of this evolution, drawing visitors to the island's pristine shores and the legendary Hulopoe Bay, a marine preserve teeming with life. The quiet hum of this modern industry, however, has not entirely erased the island’s more introspective character, a spirit that seems to resonate in the unhurried pace of life and the deep, abiding connection the land holds to its ancient Hawaiian heritage.
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| Location | Manele, Maui County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 20.7419°N, 156.9012°W |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96763 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manele, Hawaii Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manele, Hawaii, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Manele includes coordinates 20.741900°N, 156.901200°W, situated in Maui County. ZIP code 96763. Telephone area code: 808. Timezone: Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
