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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
24.1° 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 2PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
S
4
S
2.3
SSW
1.9
SE
2
SSE
2
S
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)181717161616161615778899998899888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)300217200341427427188333292525801769148319152385878502523509659682288192133
Wind
(km/h)
0
SE
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
NW
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSW
25
SW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.56
10:30PM
0.57
11:28AM
0.23
11:27PM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
0.15
12:47PM
0.18
7:24AM
0.20
2:56PM
0.21
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-6:24-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----6:54-------6:54-------6:54---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----437192015121019353523219------
Temp. °C222324252221212122222222222222181820222323232222
Feels °C (?)252525262521212221191918191721161822232323232222
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