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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
24.8° 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 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.9
E
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)1266612121261212131313131414121313131313147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82788875757573665267575859889397748383838312513124
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
0.40
4:56PM
0.77
4:05AM
0.34
5:45PM
0.77
4:37AM
0.30
6:41PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
-0.01
11:52PM
0.22
10:07AM
-0.00
1:05AM
0.23
10:43AM
0.02
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:15-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset----6:58-------6:58-------6:59---
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1--------2-----1----
Temp. °C232425252524242323232425252423232323252525242423
Feels °C (?)242526272826272424242526262523242425272727272727
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