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Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hideaways today?
The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hideaways. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 457 | 510 | 482 | 487 | 443 | 326 | 270 | 164 | 234 | 280 | 361 | 742 | 1049 | 2655 | 2576 | 2313 | 1915 | 1388 | 1197 | 980 | 1723 | 1748 | 1585 | 1431 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:24PM 0.44 | 9:27AM 0.37 | 12:08AM 0.52 | 10:13AM 0.30 | 12:44AM 0.59 | 11:01AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:36AM 0.24 | 4:10PM 0.02 | 6:14AM 0.22 | 4:35PM 0.00 | 7:27AM 0.19 | 5:02PM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
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