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Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hideaways today?
The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hideaways. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 479 | 422 | 332 | 456 | 418 | 403 | 457 | 510 | 482 | 501 | 443 | 381 | 270 | 202 | 175 | 290 | 491 | 544 | 2233 | 2684 | 2641 | 2078 | 1715 | 1523 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:44AM 0.44 | 11:24PM 0.44 | 9:27AM 0.37 | 12:08AM 0.52 | 10:13AM 0.30 | 12:44AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:28AM 0.23 | 3:44PM 0.04 | 4:36AM 0.24 | 4:10PM 0.02 | 6:14AM 0.22 | 4:35PM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
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