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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 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
24.4° 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 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
1
E
Period(s) (?)12121212121212121212141313131313125661212126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1461481481461441441061041041031008986878785781091059575757476
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
0.51
3:31PM
0.70
3:00AM
0.45
4:12PM
0.75
3:32AM
0.40
4:56PM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.03
9:53PM
0.19
9:06AM
0.00
10:50PM
0.20
9:35AM
-0.01
11:52PM
0.22
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:15------
Sunset----6:57-------6:58-------6:58---
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------1-2---------
Temp. °C232425252524232222232425242323232323242525242323
Feels °C (?)252626262726242322232425242323222222232627262525
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