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Centers surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)Nearby Cam: 1km away, Lawai Beach Resort - Live Cam
How big are the waves at Centers today?
The current surf forecast for Centers at 12AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Centers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 35 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 24 | 31 | 284 | 273 | 379 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 62 | 89 | 74 | 55 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04AM 0.67 | 12:43PM 0.30 | 2:36AM 0.71 | 1:28PM 0.29 | 3:08AM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:17PM 0.08 | 9:22AM 0.26 | 6:49PM 0.06 | 9:58AM 0.23 | 7:23PM 0.05 | 10:32AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
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