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Gillin's surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gillin's today?
The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 04). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gillin's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 11 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 51 | 50 | 70 | 26 | 100 | 124 | 159 | 57 | 93 | 112 | 86 | 57 | 168 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 131 | 131 | 111 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31PM 0.29 | 4:11AM 0.87 | 3:19PM 0.27 | 4:56AM 0.85 | 4:09PM 0.26 | 5:42AM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:43AM 0.19 | 8:25PM -0.05 | 11:36AM 0.18 | 9:08PM -0.04 | 12:29PM 0.18 | 9:51PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
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