Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hideaways today?

The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
14
0.6
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
111
242
228
214
207
203
139
139
245
277
311
292
330
371
359
303
298
408
408
389
359
347
289
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:32PM0.51m
00:55AM0.34m
2:06PM0.56m
1:22AM0.29m
2:38PM0.60m
1:48AM0.25m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.09m
6:36AM-0.06m
8:00PM0.09m
6:56AM-0.07m
8:48PM0.09m
7:17AM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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6:07
6:05
6:05
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7:02
7:02
7:02
7:04
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
22
22
22
21
21
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
0.6
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
NW
12
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.7
NW
12
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
12
1.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
121
111
242
82
214
111
111
139
132
245
277
311
292
330
371
359
303
298
408
408
389
359
347
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
14
0.5
NW
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.8
NW
13
0.3
NE
8
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.4
NNW
14
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.1
NW
20
1
NNW
12
Energy kJ
116
46
6
228
9
207
203
137
75
10
15
14
13
13
12
11
28
26
24
23
15
14
15
289
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
10
0.3
NE
8
0.1
SW
12
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
SW
12
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
14
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
NW
20
0.1
S
15
0.3
NW
19
Energy kJ
48
10
6
6
6
10
42
76
10
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
15
4
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
99
99
86
139
128
121
99
99
87
100
113
195
223
212
186
206
225
278
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
35
30
35
30
30
30
0
30
30
30
30
30
35
0
30
30
30
30
30
30
35
2
30
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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