Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 HST
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Hideaways surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hideaways sea temperature is
27.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hideaways today?

The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Hideaways. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)666777777776666767677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10497132149159159131134128145103112947693107130116172218243229209203
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
0.34
1:07PM
0.69
1:15AM
0.40
1:38PM
0.66
1:52AM
0.46
2:05PM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
0.05
7:25PM
0.11
6:23AM
0.06
7:41PM
0.09
7:06AM
0.07
7:56PM
0.08
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:26----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:36-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-----1111---11111-----
Temp. °C252525252727272525252425272827252525252527272725
Feels °C (?)262625242626282626262526282928262626262628272826
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Kaua'i

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Hideaways (calm at Wailua Homesteads wx 21 km from Hideaways). 1.4m 6s windswell from the E with a 0.7m 8s swell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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0 km/h
ESE
0.0
27.7
Air / Water (°C)
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