Kalapaki Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Kalapaki Beach in Kauai is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. A choice of left and right reefs. Often Crowded. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Kalapaki Beach 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kalapaki Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ammonias	1 mi
Second closest break	Gillin's	6 mi
Third closest break	Wailua/Horners	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Inside Poipu	8 mi
Fifth closest break	Shipwrecks - Hyatt Beach	8 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Kalapaki Beach:
Closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	214 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	215 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	237 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	349 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	355 mi
Tide stations nearest to Kalapaki Beach:
Closest tide station	Nawiliwili, Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai Island, Hawaii	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Nawiliwili, Hawaii	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Nawiliwili, Hawaii (2)	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Hanamaulu Bay, Kauai Island, Hawaii	3 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Allen, Hanapepe Bay, Kauai Island, Hawaii	16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Kalapaki Beach:
Closest ski area	Mt Ashland (United States)	2532 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Shasta (United States)	2540 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	2559 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Royal Gorge (United States)	2584 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Soda Springs (United States)	2585 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Kalapaki Beach:
Closest city location	Nawiliwili (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Lihue - Kauai (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Lihue (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Hanamaulu (United States)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Puhi (United States)	3 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Kalapaki Beach is Lihue Airport (LIH) in Usa Kauai Isl., 2 km (1 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Kalapaki Beach is Barking Sands Pmrf Airport (BKH), also in Usa Kauai Isl., 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is Dillingham Airport (HDH) in Usa Oahu Isl., 125 km (78 miles) away.
• Honolulu International Airport (HNL) in Usa Oahu Isl. is 163 km (101 miles) away.
• Kaneohe Bay Mcaf Airport (NGF), also in Usa Oahu Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to Kalapaki Beach and is 173 km (107 miles) away.