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Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 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
25.1° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hideaways today?

The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 5AM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.4
N
2
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
1.2
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)121218171616161514141413131313121417161615141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)594517253138593985374534552424209016881423101482767352042320846573713841325128912531042
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
0
NE
10
N
5
NE
0
E
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		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glassglassglassglassoffglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.68
2:23PM
0.19
3:35AM
0.68
3:03PM
0.21
4:03AM
0.66
3:47PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
0.07
7:36PM
-0.09
10:09AM
0.07
8:11PM
-0.07
10:32AM
0.06
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset------6:16-------6:16-------6:17-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122212324232221212122242423222121212124242422
Feels °C (?)191820192123222221212122242524232222212125232524
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