Inside Poipu surf break

Inside Poipu surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today?

The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
SE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)555765786666677788181818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5233272622153741243127221815151526175597969313987
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
0
E
0
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.53
9:00PM
0.49
6:57AM
0.45
10:31PM
0.55
6:38AM
0.38
11:51PM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
0.11
2:18AM
0.36
2:25PM
0.09
6:06AM
0.38
3:17PM
0.08
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise-7:18-------7:16-------7:16------
Sunset----6:21-------6:22-------6:22---
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11-11------------------
Temp. °C222223232423222222222424242322222222242423232222
Feels °C (?)222425242625242424252525262625242424252625262525
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Inside Poipu surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest