Gillin's surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 HST
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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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Gillin's today?

The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Gillin's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
2.2
E
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SW
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)777977777776776666691313139
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86706483068845970777551475941362119181031555545102
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
W
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
0
E
0
NNE
0
NNW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
0.58
6:11PM
0.55
5:33AM
0.51
7:10PM
0.57
5:51AM
0.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.18
11:41AM
0.09
11:59PM
0.25
12:08PM
0.08
1:09AM
0.31
12:40PM
0.08
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---7:05-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11--112231---1211----111
Temp. °C222222222323222221212121232323222221212123232322
Feels °C (?)201919202122222322222222242425242423232325242523
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