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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
25.6° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gillin's today?

The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 2PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (14 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
SE
1.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
WSW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)910566666666681212121612555655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141461194275277128622919179271413282415575651535050
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
0.26
2:24AM
0.69
1:18PM
0.26
2:57AM
0.72
2:02PM
0.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
0.25
6:24PM
0.08
10:01AM
0.22
7:08PM
0.05
10:22AM
0.21
7:48PM
0.03
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:18------
Sunset----6:14-------6:15-------6:15---
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-234532-----------------
Temp. °C232324232323212120202222201919191919212121201920
Feels °C (?)232221192021202018182020151414141414171717171616
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