Inside Poipu Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Inside Poipu in Kauai is an exposed reef break that is often working. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast.. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care of rips, rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall Inside Poipu Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Inside Poipu surf quality by season and Inside Poipu surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Inside Poipu:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Brenneckes	1 mi
Second closest break	Shipwrecks - Hyatt Beach	1 mi
Third closest break	Gillin's	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Centers	2 mi
Fifth closest break	PKs	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Inside Poipu:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	207 mi
Second closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	211 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	237 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	346 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	362 mi
Tide stations nearest to Inside Poipu:
Closest tide station	Nawiliwili, Hawaii	7 mi
Second closest tide station	Nawiliwili, Hawaii (2)	7 mi
Third closest tide station	Nawiliwili, Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai Island, Hawaii	8 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Port Allen, Hanapepe Bay, Kauai Island, Hawaii	10 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Allen, Hanapepe Bay, Kauai Island, Hawaii (sub	10 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Inside Poipu:
Closest ski area	Mt Ashland (United States)	2541 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Shasta (United States)	2549 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	2567 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Royal Gorge (United States)	2592 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Soda Springs (United States)	2593 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Inside Poipu:
Closest city location	Poipu (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Koloa (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Lawai (United States)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Omao (United States)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kalaheo (United States)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Inside Poipu is Lihue Airport (LIH) in Usa Kauai Isl., 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Inside Poipu is Barking Sands Pmrf Airport (BKH), also in Usa Kauai Isl., 39 km (24 miles) away.
• Third is Dillingham Airport (HDH) in Usa Oahu Isl., 131 km (81 miles) away.
• Honolulu International Airport (HNL) in Usa Oahu Isl. is 169 km (105 miles) away.
• Kaneohe Bay Mcaf Airport (NGF), also in Usa Oahu Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to Inside Poipu and is 179 km (111 miles) away.