Hideaways surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hideaways today?

The current surf forecast for Hideaways at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
217
217
217
217
251
136
126
309
343
432
500
534
589
660
647
663
660
676
738
839
949
878
809
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:37PM0.73m
5:03AM0.12m
6:32PM0.67m
6:37AM0.13m
7:28PM0.62m
Low Tide
9:06AM-0.10m
1:25AM0.07m
9:55AM-0.05m
2:25AM0.06m
10:54AM0.02m
3:09AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:12
7:13
7:13
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
23
22
23
23
24
25
23
23
23
23
22
22
26
25
25
25
23
23
23
24
25
24
23
22
23
21
22
22
22
23
21
21
21
21
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
NW
10
Energy kJ
52
87
90
115
106
80
136
126
94
65
65
64
42
34
33
19
19
24
24
17
25
25
38
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
N
9
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
30
18
35
17
21
29
63
62
24
13
13
12
12
7
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
21
21
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
19
19
20
24
3
21
35
14
3
24
19
19
19
7
7
8
7
3
8
7
4
7
6
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1
E
7
1
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
217
217
217
217
217
251
100
140
309
343
432
500
534
589
660
647
663
660
676
738
839
949
878
809
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
4
3
3
Distance (km)
30
30
35
30
30
30
36
30
30
30
30
36
153
326
37
36
36
327
36
37
330
36
36
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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