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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)
Nearby Cam: 6km away, Lawai Beach Resort - Live Cam


How big are the waves at Gillin's today?

The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 24). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (24 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1.2
E
1
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)1488889999888876677778777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5773757167777779919178787765112845651505065514754
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
S
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.69
6:45PM
0.29
6:58AM
0.64
8:14PM
0.33
7:31AM
0.58
9:52PM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
0.17
11:30PM
0.18
2:30PM
0.16
12:27AM
0.26
3:03PM
0.13
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
Sunrise-7:13-------7:13-------7:13------
Sunset----6:00-------6:00-------6:01---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232323242323232322222324232222222323242424232323
Feels °C (?)212121222121212120202122212021222322232324232424
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