Inside Poipu surf break

Inside Poipu surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 HST
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Inside Poipu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Inside Poipu sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today?

The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
E
0.4
NE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.4
SE
1
S
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)108878881091045777666886855
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)231212131111182414233513812511368734226222212224959
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
W
20
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.66
12:19PM
0.26
2:24AM
0.69
1:18PM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
0.10
9:46AM
0.25
6:24PM
0.08
10:01AM
0.22
7:08PM
0.05
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:18------
Sunset----6:14-------6:14-------6:15---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------244431---------
Temp. °C202022232321212223222423232221212120222321191919
Feels °C (?)191921212221222424222220212020222019212217141415
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