Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hideaways today?

The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
0.6
NW
17
0.8
NW
17
0.9
NW
16
1.3
NW
16
2.1
NNW
15
1.7
NNW
12
2.2
NNW
14
2.2
NW
13
2
NNW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
303
341
258
254
240
196
163
192
200
200
243
394
437
773
1797
833
1886
1648
1401
1230
1060
940
850
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:39PM0.55m
6:29PM0.52m
7:24PM0.50m
7:29AM0.10m
Low Tide
9:01AM-0.04m
9:33AM-0.02m
10:10AM0.02m
4:22AM0.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:01
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7:06
7:06
7:06
7:07
Temp °C
25
25
24
23
23
22
21
22
24
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
26
26
26
25
26
24
23
24
25
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
9
0.9
NW
16
1.3
NW
16
2.1
NNW
15
1.7
NNW
12
2.2
NNW
14
2.2
NW
13
2
NNW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
Energy kJ
344
303
341
258
254
240
196
163
192
200
200
164
108
437
773
1797
735
1886
1648
1401
1230
1060
940
850
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
NW
17
0.8
NW
17
0.8
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
12
0.4
ESE
8
1.4
NW
14
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
72
71
69
67
50
50
48
35
38
36
31
243
394
106
399
22
833
22
23
23
35
35
34
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NW
18
0.5
NW
18
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
NNW
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
13
7
4
7
12
7
7
7
7
51
155
33
33
87
22
10
22
6
6
3
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
N
5
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
3
25
9
14
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
24
24
26
34
0
34
2
0
35
36
35
34
34
30
30
35
35
35
35
30
0
0
0
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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