Hayley: 2026 South-West Indian

Hayley reached 90 kt (167 km/h, 104 mph) (C2) in the 2026 South-West Indian season, from 2025-12-27 to 2026-01-01, with track, wind and pressure and 4.4 ACE.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Hayley was a category 2 at its peak in the 2026 South-West Indian season.
Peak maximum sustained wind was 90 kt (167 km/h, 104 mph), reached on 29 December 2025, and the lowest pressure was 953 hPa.
The track runs from 27 December 2025 to 1 January 2026 with 43 six hourly positions.
Hayley accumulated 4.4 ACE.
1 landfall is recorded, the first on 30 December 2025.

Track

27 December 2025 to 1 January 2026

Hayley formed on 27 December 2025 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 2. Made with Natural Earth and IBTrACS. Ringed points mark landfalls or the latest advisory position.

Wind

Knots, six hourly

Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 20 kt (37 km/h, 23 mph) at the start to a peak of 90 kt (167 km/h, 104 mph).

Maximum sustained wind of Hayley
Time (UTC)	Wind (kt)
2025-12-27T00:00:00Z	20 kt
2025-12-27T03:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-27T06:00:00Z	20 kt
2025-12-27T09:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-27T12:00:00Z	20 kt
2025-12-27T15:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-27T18:00:00Z	25 kt
2025-12-27T21:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-28T00:00:00Z	30 kt
2025-12-28T03:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-28T06:00:00Z	35 kt
2025-12-28T09:00:00Z	37 kt
2025-12-28T12:00:00Z	35 kt
2025-12-28T15:00:00Z	42 kt
2025-12-28T18:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-12-28T21:00:00Z	50 kt
2025-12-29T00:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-12-29T03:00:00Z	57 kt
2025-12-29T06:00:00Z	55 kt
2025-12-29T09:00:00Z	67 kt
2025-12-29T12:00:00Z	90 kt
2025-12-29T15:00:00Z	82 kt
2025-12-29T18:00:00Z	90 kt
2025-12-29T21:00:00Z	89 kt
2025-12-30T00:00:00Z	85 kt
2025-12-30T03:00:00Z	89 kt
2025-12-30T06:00:00Z	70 kt
2025-12-30T09:00:00Z	65 kt
2025-12-30T12:00:00Z	60 kt
2025-12-30T15:00:00Z	60 kt
2025-12-30T18:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-12-30T21:00:00Z	35 kt
2025-12-31T00:00:00Z	30 kt
2025-12-31T03:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-31T06:00:00Z	20 kt
2025-12-31T09:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-31T12:00:00Z	20 kt
2025-12-31T15:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-31T18:00:00Z	20 kt
2025-12-31T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-01-01T00:00:00Z	20 kt
2026-01-01T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-01-01T06:00:00Z	20 kt

Pressure

hPa, six hourly

Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 953 hPa at the lowest.

Central pressure of Hayley
Time (UTC)	Pressure (hPa)
2025-12-27T00:00:00Z	1004 hPa
2025-12-27T03:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-27T06:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-12-27T09:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-27T12:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-12-27T15:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-27T18:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-12-27T21:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-28T00:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-12-28T03:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-28T06:00:00Z	999 hPa
2025-12-28T09:00:00Z	999 hPa
2025-12-28T12:00:00Z	998 hPa
2025-12-28T15:00:00Z	995 hPa
2025-12-28T18:00:00Z	989 hPa
2025-12-28T21:00:00Z	991 hPa
2025-12-29T00:00:00Z	990 hPa
2025-12-29T03:00:00Z	987 hPa
2025-12-29T06:00:00Z	982 hPa
2025-12-29T09:00:00Z	981 hPa
2025-12-29T12:00:00Z	955 hPa
2025-12-29T15:00:00Z	970 hPa
2025-12-29T18:00:00Z	953 hPa
2025-12-29T21:00:00Z	965 hPa
2025-12-30T00:00:00Z	960 hPa
2025-12-30T03:00:00Z	967 hPa
2025-12-30T06:00:00Z	973 hPa
2025-12-30T09:00:00Z	976 hPa
2025-12-30T12:00:00Z	980 hPa
2025-12-30T15:00:00Z	980 hPa
2025-12-30T18:00:00Z	991 hPa
2025-12-30T21:00:00Z	995 hPa
2025-12-31T00:00:00Z	1001 hPa
2025-12-31T03:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-31T06:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2025-12-31T09:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-31T12:00:00Z	1001 hPa
2025-12-31T15:00:00Z	n/a
2025-12-31T18:00:00Z	1001 hPa
2025-12-31T21:00:00Z	n/a
2026-01-01T00:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2026-01-01T03:00:00Z	n/a
2026-01-01T06:00:00Z	1000 hPa

ACE Compared With the 2026 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2026
Polo (Eastern North Pacific)	50.2 ACE
Lowell (Eastern North Pacific)	44.3 ACE
Nolo (Eastern North Pacific)	31.5 ACE
Karina (Eastern North Pacific)	31.3 ACE
Rachel (Eastern North Pacific)	26.7 ACE
Genevieve (Eastern North Pacific)	26.4 ACE
Lala (Eastern North Pacific)	24.6 ACE
Dudzai (South-West Indian)	21.7 ACE
Grant (South-West Indian)	21.5 ACE
Narelle (South Pacific)	19.1 ACE
Fausto (Eastern North Pacific)	18.7 ACE
Maila (South Pacific)	17.2 ACE
Gezani (South-West Indian)	16.6 ACE
Odalys (Eastern North Pacific)	16.3 ACE
Marie (Eastern North Pacific)	13.5 ACE
Fina (South-West Indian)	13.4 ACE
Simon (Eastern North Pacific)	11.3 ACE
Horacio (South-West Indian)	10.2 ACE
Isaias (North Atlantic)	7.2 ACE
Bakung (South-West Indian)	6.6 ACE
Jenna (South-West Indian)	5.8 ACE
Elida (Eastern North Pacific)	5.7 ACE
Fytia (South-West Indian)	5.1 ACE
Indusa (South-West Indian)	5.0 ACE
Chenge (South-West Indian)	4.7 ACE
Hayley (this storm)	4.4 ACE
Mitchell (South Pacific)	4.2 ACE
Fay (North Atlantic)	3.8 ACE
Norbert (Eastern North Pacific)	3.7 ACE
Iselle (Eastern North Pacific)	3.5 ACE
Nokaen (Western North Pacific)	2.8 ACE
Bertha (North Atlantic)	2.2 ACE
Amanda (Eastern North Pacific)	1.7 ACE
Moke (Eastern North Pacific)	1.6 ACE
Koji (South Pacific)	1.3 ACE
Gonzalo (North Atlantic)	1.3 ACE
Hanna (North Atlantic)	1.3 ACE
Luana (South-West Indian)	1.3 ACE
Cristina (Eastern North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Iggy (South-West Indian)	1.1 ACE
Penha (Western North Pacific)	1.0 ACE
Ewetse (South-West Indian)	0.9 ACE
Hernan (Eastern North Pacific)	0.9 ACE
Edouard (North Atlantic)	0.8 ACE
Douglas (Eastern North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Boris (Eastern North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Dolly (North Atlantic)	0.5 ACE
Julio (Eastern North Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Cristobal (North Atlantic)	0.4 ACE
Arthur (North Atlantic)	0.4 ACE
Awo (South-West Indian)	0.4 ACE
Juluka (South-West Indian)	0.4 ACE
Blossom (South-West Indian)	0.3 ACE
Atsani (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Bang-Lang (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Bavi (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Chan-Hom (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Choi-Wan (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Dolphin (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Dujuan (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Etau (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Hagupit (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Higos (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Jangmi (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Koguma (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Krovanh (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Maysak (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Mekkhala (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Nangka (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Narra (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Noul (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Nuri (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Peilou (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Saudel (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Saudel (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Sinlaku (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Surigae (Western North Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Urmil (South Pacific)	0.0 ACE
Vaianu (South Pacific)	0.0 ACE

ACE is the sum of the squares of six hourly wind speeds, in units of 10,000 knots squared, counted while winds are at or above 34 knots.

Landfalls

Landfalls of Hayley 2026
Date	Place	Position	Wind
2025-12-30	Open coast, place not named in the data	-16.8, 123.8	60 kt (111 km/h, 69 mph)

Which Agency's Numbers

Wind and pressure from bom,usa as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.

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Sources: Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.