Centers surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Centers today?

The current surf forecast for Centers at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
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
1
E
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
1
E
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212141313131313121212612121212612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)148146144144106104104103100898687878578767575757573467467
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
WNW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
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
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
0.70
3:00AM
0.45
4:12PM
0.75
3:32AM
0.40
4:56PM
0.77
4:05AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.03
9:53PM
0.19
9:06AM
0.00
10:50PM
0.20
9:35AM
-0.01
11:52PM
0.22
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:15
Sunset--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-111-------1----------85
Temp. °C262625242322222324252423232222232526252423232222
Feels °C (?)282727262423222324242423222021232527272623242324
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