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Gillin's surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 07 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
25.7° 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 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gillin's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 93 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 161 | 190 | 157 | 45 | 44 | 149 | 145 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 73 | 80 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 58 | 57 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:42AM 0.81 | 5:07PM 0.25 | 6:28AM 0.76 | 6:19PM 0.25 | 7:12AM 0.69 | 7:55PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:22PM 0.18 | 10:35PM 0.05 | 2:13PM 0.17 | 11:21PM 0.12 | 3:01PM 0.16 | 12:13AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
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