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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 11 Mar 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gillin's today?

The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 9AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (11 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (11 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
1.3
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.9
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)667777766666656665566788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)205302353363413162163132109756954461021241021181141602704068571437980
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
S
20
S
30
SSW
15
S
30
S
40
S
30
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
0.54
11:47PM
0.57
11:12AM
0.23
12:39AM
0.60
12:34PM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
0.17
9:09AM
0.22
4:06PM
0.18
8:34AM
0.20
5:32PM
0.16
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise---6:50-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-
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mod rain
thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
9126442223221241147214148413425
Temp. °C232323232425252424232324252323232120212221222223
Feels °C (?)212122222224242424232324242122221820191819191719
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