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Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 13 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 1.2°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: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 7.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
7
6
7
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
7
6
6
8
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131312121212121212121217161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)718867216183559249694144344931052636223918241486124911508991299177518701870234686071018199258652
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SW
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
0.56
12:58AM
0.60
11:32AM
0.14
1:32AM
0.62
12:30PM
0.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
-0.02
8:52AM
0.11
5:04PM
-0.04
8:57AM
0.10
5:46PM
-0.06
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset------6:13-------6:14-------6:15-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------12122------
Temp. °C212120202224232121212222252524222121202022222020
Feels °C (?)202120202123232121222323262523212020181820191718
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