Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 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
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hideaways today?

The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.7
E
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
W
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
1.2
E
1
E
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)8121212127111111121212666611116613121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373737365249483130727252109919494766512380104928989
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
0
S
15
ESE
10
S
0
NW
5
NE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
0.32
3:18PM
0.65
2:37AM
0.27
4:04PM
0.68
3:10AM
0.21
4:55PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
0.05
7:42AM
-0.11
9:26PM
0.07
8:12AM
-0.12
10:33PM
0.09
8:46AM
-0.12
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:16-------6:15-------6:15----
Sunset------6:58-------6:59-------6:59-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------11-----1---4521-1
Temp. °C232322232425242422222223272725242324232324232222
Feels °C (?)252523242424242521212123272927252426272525262423
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