Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Inside Poipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
459 | 353 | 264 | 257 | 320 | 316 | 307 | 229 | 222 | 222 | 165 | 184 | 194 | 176 | 202 | 274 | 310 | 358 | 358 | 348 | 295 | 269 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:40AM0.45m | 3:57PM0.65m | 4:19AM0.49m | 4:21PM0.61m | 5:01AM0.53m | 4:44PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.11m | 10:28PM0.12m | 10:03AM0.14m | 10:48PM0.10m | 10:49AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 |
459 | 353 | 264 | 257 | 320 | 316 | 307 | 229 | 222 | 222 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 162 | 153 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 12 |
22 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 75 | 68 | 71 | 66 | 106 | 96 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 111 | 186 | 181 | 147 | 146 | 142 | 138 | 158 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | W 11 | SE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
24 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 109 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
158 | 141 | 158 | 132 | 113 | 108 | 122 | 151 | 151 | 143 | 151 | 184 | 194 | 176 | 202 | 274 | 310 | 358 | 358 | 348 | 295 | 269 | 303 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 31 | 128 | 131 | 5 | 5 |
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