Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Dec 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hideaways today?

The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 1PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Dec)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (18 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNW
1.8
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
N
2
N
2
N
2
N
1.9
N
2
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
NNW
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
2
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)141313131212121212121111111111111111111113131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)986119714301514123411741155101011171098926927894894910807792771688698132912681022872
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
0
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassonglassglassglassoffglassglasscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
0.69
1:13PM
0.18
2:51AM
0.69
1:49PM
0.17
3:23AM
0.69
2:22PM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
0.12
6:34PM
-0.05
9:57AM
0.11
7:06PM
-0.06
10:30AM
0.11
7:40PM
-0.06
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-7:11-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----5:57-------5:58-------5:58---
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2113111----1-------221-1
Temp. °C222325242423232323232625242323232323252525232323
Feels °C (?)242628262626252526252827272626262625272827252525
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