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Gillin's surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 09 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
25.6° 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 3AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gillin's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 40 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 58 | 57 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 86 | 30 | 26 | 84 | 74 | 121 | 71 | 71 | 84 | 118 | 107 | 101 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 0.69 | 7:55PM 0.27 | 7:55AM 0.62 | 9:50PM 0.33 | 8:36AM 0.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:21PM 0.12 | 3:01PM 0.16 | 12:13AM 0.20 | 3:42PM 0.15 | 1:29AM 0.29 | 4:17PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
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