Centers surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 HST
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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 6AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Centers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
1
E
0.9
E
0.5
W
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)1313126661212126612131313131414121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)878578130115947575737866695758858893977383838383125
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
E
5
SE
0
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
0.40
4:56PM
0.77
4:05AM
0.34
5:45PM
0.77
4:37AM
0.30
6:41PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.20
9:35AM
-0.01
11:52PM
0.22
10:07AM
-0.00
1:05AM
0.23
10:43AM
0.02
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:16-------6:15-------6:13----
Sunset------6:58-------6:59-------6:59-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-----122------14-----11-
Temp. °C232322232626252423232323252524242323232325252524
Feels °C (?)232223232729292825252424272526262325252527272827
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