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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast 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
25.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
SSE
0.9
NW
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)6666666667777777777776166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71958163666364525456567059616153474848515215014
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
ENE
0
NNE
0
E
5
W
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.30
4:29AM
0.76
4:00PM
0.32
4:57AM
0.74
4:44PM
0.35
5:23AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
0.18
9:01PM
0.02
11:32AM
0.17
9:37PM
0.04
11:55AM
0.16
10:14PM
0.08
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18
Sunset--6:16-------6:17-------6:17-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323222222222223232323222221222424242322212121
Feels °C (?)222222222221212222222324242423232424232322212019
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