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Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 Mar 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
24.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hideaways today?

The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (12 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101099999910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)346339284284284209209173169169289505521473421413562938130713601360125813871650
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
ESE
20
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
0.09
11:48PM
0.49
11:41AM
0.12
12:27AM
0.52
12:20PM
0.17
12:59AM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
0.03
7:16AM
0.06
4:19PM
0.00
7:16AM
0.05
5:13PM
-0.02
7:23AM
0.04
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:47-------6:46
Sunset--6:45-------6:45-------6:45-----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
351142912311196542211-----12
Temp. °C252423222222222223232323222222222425252424232323
Feels °C (?)272723242123242526252424222222222323242424232323
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