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Centers surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Centers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Centers sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Centers today?
The current surf forecast for Centers at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Centers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | E 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 7 | E 8 | |
37 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 152 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 173 | 50 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 243 | 297 | 343 | 329 | 91 | 126 | 320 | 377 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:47AM0.46m | 2:56PM0.65m | 2:17AM0.42m | 3:27PM0.69m | 2:45AM0.38m | 3:59PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.07m | 9:22PM0.22m | 8:19AM0.06m | 10:08PM0.22m | 8:41AM0.05m | 10:52PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
 kJ | 72 | 69 | 69 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 64 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 110 | 110 | 91 | 126 | 163 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 34 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 23 | 82 | 72 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 95 | 131 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 17 | SSW 11 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 82 | 12 | 53 | 12 | 50 | 111 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 139 | 161 | 166 | 152 | 175 | 155 | 134 | 121 | 141 | 173 | 226 | 247 | 225 | 191 | 218 | 243 | 297 | 343 | 329 | 300 | 292 | 320 | 377 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 129 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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