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Centers surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Centers today?
The current surf forecast for Centers at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Centers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | |
87 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 85 | 83 | 114 | 82 | 121 | 106 | 108 | 106 | 94 | 135 | 142 | 144 | 139 | 90 | 132 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:22PM0.63m | 8:16PM0.61m | 8:22AM0.22m | 9:10PM0.59m | 10:52AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.15m | 5:17AM0.21m | 12:20PM0.19m | 5:32AM0.19m | 2:00PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 41 | 146 | 146 | 167 | 155 | 266 | 418 | 434 | 404 | 392 | 380 | 315 | 295 | 286 | 207 | 200 | 197 | 164 | 125 | 121 | 97 | 75 | 75 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SE 9 | NW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 41 | 98 | 146 | 85 | 83 | 30 | 82 | 121 | 70 | 71 | 106 | 94 | 135 | 142 | 144 | 139 | 36 | 132 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 87 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 114 | 30 | 30 | 106 | 108 | 69 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 90 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 75 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 38 | 12 | 56 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 50 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 56 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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