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Gillin's surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)Nearby Cam: 6km away, Lawai Beach Resort - Live Cam
How big are the waves at Gillin's today?
The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
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) (?) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 29 | 26 | 64 | 290 | 290 | 449 | 556 | 932 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 59 | 51 | 74 | 72 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 52 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:43PM 0.30 | 2:36AM 0.71 | 1:28PM 0.29 | 3:08AM 0.73 | 2:08PM 0.28 | 3:42AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:22AM 0.26 | 6:49PM 0.06 | 9:58AM 0.23 | 7:23PM 0.05 | 10:32AM 0.21 | 7:57PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
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