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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 04 Jan 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
25.1° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (04 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (04 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
1
SSE
0.8
E
1.1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
E
1.6
E
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
4
E
4
E
3.5
E
2.4
SE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
E
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)76758779910991099111010999898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3331486176107228220404121214682181260925302048131637222987947695516351463307
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
E
25
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
0.30
5:21AM
0.80
5:08PM
0.31
5:56AM
0.74
6:07PM
0.33
6:27AM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.16
9:49PM
0.01
12:33PM
0.15
10:33PM
0.07
1:07PM
0.15
11:17PM
0.14
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset--6:07-------6:07-------6:08-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
Rain (mm)
11662311333322696455171026
Temp. °C242422212121212223232221222221212223232322222322
Feels °C (?)252422232323212120202017181716171921212222232322
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