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Gillin's surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Gillin's today?
The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 2AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | |
102 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 91 | 86 | 88 | 82 | 171 | 166 | 190 | 196 | 229 | 271 | 217 | 217 | 208 | 236 | 270 | 250 | 261 | 320 | 279 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:36PM0.52m | 1:17PM0.54m | 00:20AM0.48m | 1:55PM0.64m | 1:02AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.29m | 6:28AM0.09m | 7:04PM0.28m | 6:52AM0.05m | 8:12PM0.25m | 7:20AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | NW 15 | SE 9 | NW 14 |
 kJ | 73 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 48 | 86 | 88 | 40 | 27 | 50 | 64 | 76 | 46 | 42 | 59 | 49 | 95 | 88 | 107 | 82 | 77 | 174 | 55 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SE 8 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 16 | SSW 14 | NW 15 | SE 10 | NW 14 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 101 | 25 | 40 | 91 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 124 | 80 | 49 | 41 | 71 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 81 | 39 | 67 | 80 | 109 | 48 | 169 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NW 9 | S 15 | SW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | NW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 102 | 19 | 101 | 99 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 21 | 38 | 55 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 66 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 109 | 151 | 184 | 142 | 127 | 117 | 117 | 160 | 171 | 166 | 190 | 196 | 229 | 271 | 217 | 217 | 208 | 236 | 270 | 250 | 261 | 320 | 279 | 272 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
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