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Gillin's surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 11 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gillin's today?
The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gillin's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 71 | 84 | 118 | 107 | 101 | 59 | 59 | 99 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 86 | 118 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:36AM 0.55 | 11:23PM 0.41 | 9:18AM 0.48 | 12:19AM 0.49 | 10:04AM 0.42 | 12:59AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:17PM 0.14 | 3:33AM 0.35 | 4:49PM 0.12 | 5:51AM 0.36 | 5:18PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
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