Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 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
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hideaways today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 8PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (27 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
1.1
NE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
577
495
488
424
335
281
281
240
236
224
213
185
185
181
181
186
186
105
105
115
261
254
172
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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-off
High Tide
1:19PM0.60m
00:02AM0.25m
1:52PM0.64m
00:38AM0.21m
2:24PM0.66m
1:12AM0.18m
Low Tide
7:43PM0.15m
5:47AM-0.06m
8:35PM0.13m
6:13AM-0.07m
9:19PM0.12m
6:41AM-0.07m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:16
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
23
23
23
24
23
23
22
23
22
25
24
24
23
24
22
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
249
577
495
488
424
242
225
197
192
236
224
213
185
173
181
181
126
123
94
105
115
183
178
172
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
14
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
Energy kJ
612
12
12
29
48
335
281
281
240
40
39
58
57
185
163
128
31
47
105
103
101
99
90
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.6
N
12
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
11
0.5
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
4
3
3
47
47
29
30
18
34
33
31
104
49
31
26
28
93
66
36
64
43
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
249
249
242
242
162
158
149
173
186
186
74
61
52
261
254
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
30
30
30
35
37
36
30
2
30
30
35
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
35
1
0
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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