Gillin's Surf Forecast

/ HAW – Kaua'i (25 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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 27.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gillin's today?

The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (18 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

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	Thursday 18			Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	SE	SE	E	E	SSW	E	E	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	7	8	8	6	6	19	6	6	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	157	80	71	178	139	70	112	94	102	240	318	224	269	291	366	362	339	314	305	376	371	297	289	210
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)					2:13AM 0.41				2:28PM 0.65				2:48AM 0.47				2:55PM 0.62				3:21AM 0.53
Low Tide / height (m)			8:45PM 0.14			7:47AM 0.12					9:02PM 0.12				8:32AM 0.13				9:19PM 0.11				9:14AM 0.15

	Thursday 18			Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-
Sunset	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	25	27	27
Feels °C (?)	26	25	26	24	25	25	27	26	27	26	25	25	24	24	26	25	24	24	24	25	25	24	27	27

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Kaua'i

Wind Update Cross-off winds at Gillin's are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (moderate winds from the ENE at BUOY-NWWH1 10 km from Gillin's). 0.8m 8s swell from the SE with a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.2m 14s groundswell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Cross-Shore

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