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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 Aug 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
27.6° 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: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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 (?)
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.2
E
0.7
SSE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)998677666866888881091010191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)313284255239285293231236236297256187177241248284262188218133202278288341
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
0.45
4:27PM
0.64
4:52AM
0.48
4:49PM
0.58
5:32AM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
0.13
9:54AM
0.12
10:58PM
0.12
10:35AM
0.17
11:17PM
0.12
11:17AM
0.22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset7:01-------7:00-------7:00-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272625252425262726252424242526272625252524252727
Feels °C (?)272625252425252726252424242425262525242423242626
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Kaua'i

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off winds at Gillin's are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (light winds from the ENE at BUOY-NWWH1 10 km from Gillin's). 0.8m 8s swell from the SE with a 0.5m 12s groundswell from the S and a 0.2m 17s long period groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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15 km/h
ENE
Cross-Shore
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