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Gillin's surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gillin's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gillin's sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gillin's today?
The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gillin's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 19 | |
142 | 144 | 91 | 90 | 132 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 102 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 41 | 66 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 57 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | 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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:22AM0.22m | 9:10PM0.59m | 10:52AM0.27m | 10:03PM0.57m | 11:58AM0.35m | 10:51PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.19m | 5:32AM0.19m | 2:00PM0.25m | 5:48AM0.16m | 4:06PM0.28m | 6:06AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 207 | 200 | 197 | 134 | 127 | 121 | 97 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 40 | 55 | 39 | 96 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 118 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 142 | 144 | 91 | 36 | 132 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 23 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 21 | 66 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 37 | 90 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 41 | 21 | 57 | 57 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 67 | 24 | 32 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 60 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 48 | 77 | 102 | 142 | 150 | 136 | 126 | 97 | 60 | 53 | 64 | 57 | 65 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 130 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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