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Centers surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 1PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 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) | 1ft (0.3m) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | |
37 | 22 | 14 | 157 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 151 | 190 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 47 | 236 | 270 | 324 | 320 | 320 | 329 | 131 | 329 | 346 | |
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 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 15 |
 kJ | 69 | 69 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 64 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 110 | 110 | 91 | 126 | 163 | 248 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | NW 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | 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 | S 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 22 | 14 | 34 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 23 | 82 | 72 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 169 | 131 | 129 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 17 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | NW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 47 | 12 | 53 | 12 | 18 | 111 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 118 | 143 | 161 | 157 | 152 | 122 | 113 | 112 | 121 | 151 | 190 | 240 | 225 | 191 | 212 | 236 | 270 | 324 | 320 | 320 | 329 | 285 | 329 | 346 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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