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Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hideaways today?

The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 5PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
1
1
2
1
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
2
0
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
0.7
WNW
0.7
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NNW
1.4
NW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)111111111817161514141313181716161615141413131317
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130113128842161073337837963879278621481974463643223592307429972445237921211752172920366471
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NNE
0
NNE
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SW
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		glasscrossglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20PM
0.38
6:44AM
0.34
10:42PM
0.45
11:39PM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.03
2:09AM
0.25
2:05PM
0.02
2:47PM
0.01
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18
Sunset--6:10-------6:10-------6:12-----
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1--------------1---191
Temp. °C252423232323232325242424232323232525252423232221
Feels °C (?)272727272726262628272728262626252727272725232219
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