Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hideaways today?

The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3
NNW
2.5
N
3
NNW
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.3
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2
N
2
N
1.8
N
1.8
NNE
1.6
N
1.4
N
2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131212121212121212121817161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37432974270231982507206918541569139212271122113688791367551725313663377235443455227819561688
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
0.65
1:12PM
0.16
2:36AM
0.67
1:47PM
0.17
3:06AM
0.68
2:23PM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.09
6:24PM
-0.08
9:28AM
0.08
7:00PM
-0.09
9:47AM
0.07
7:36PM
-0.09
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:18------
Sunset----6:15-------6:15-------6:16---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191921212120202020202222222221212020222322212121
Feels °C (?)161618181818181717171819191918181818202020202020
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