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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 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
24.8° 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 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
1
E
0.9
E
0.5
W
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131366661212126612131313131414121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)878589130115947575737866695758858893977383838383125
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
5
NE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
S
5
S
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
0.40
4:56PM
0.77
4:05AM
0.34
5:45PM
0.77
4:37AM
0.30
6:41PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.20
9:35AM
-0.01
11:52PM
0.22
10:07AM
-0.00
1:05AM
0.23
10:43AM
0.02
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:15-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset------6:58-------6:58-------6:59-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-----111------13-----11-
Temp. °C232323232525252423232323242524232323232325252424
Feels °C (?)232224242628292824242424252626242425252527272627
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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