Davidson Point surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 HST
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Davidson Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Davidson Point sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Davidson Point today?

The current surf forecast for Davidson Point at 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
0.5
SSW
13
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.4
E
8
0.6
SSW
14
1.5
E
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
372
401
365
102
251
217
186
182
344
242
228
186
167
217
158
298
169
111
105
69
516
516
624
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
0
S
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:53PM0.61m
4:59AM0.11m
6:45PM0.58m
6:11AM0.10m
7:40PM0.54m
7:45AM0.10m
Low Tide
10:02AM-0.13m
1:53AM0.08m
10:46AM-0.10m
3:05AM0.07m
11:35AM-0.05m
4:05AM0.06m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:12
7:13
7:13
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
24
23
24
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
24
30
28
27
26
27
27
25
26
30
28
28
28
26
26
26
25
28
27
28
25
23
23
23
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
180
183
147
143
102
102
104
154
158
344
242
228
186
167
158
158
95
169
36
105
69
54
53
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NNW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
Energy kJ
41
33
32
29
29
28
21
91
120
72
76
75
94
68
67
62
165
66
111
64
37
26
28
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
NW
10
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
67
148
33
26
90
25
47
176
52
18
43
18
13
16
11
42
41
50
65
40
28
95
69
134
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
8
0.4
NE
5
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
6
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
Energy kJ
264
372
401
365
294
251
217
186
182
217
95
154
160
154
217
6
298
229
38
57
57
516
516
624
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
162
9
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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