Inside Poipu surf break

Inside Poipu surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 06 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)
Nearby Cam: 4km away, Lawai Beach Resort - Live Cam


How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today?

The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)--
Afternoon (06 Jan)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (06 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)988888899999888899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5475476475004032952732862672282282281771471431311211271279292828484
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscrossglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.67
7:16PM
0.36
6:54AM
0.59
8:37PM
0.39
7:17AM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.14
1:39PM
0.15
12:04AM
0.23
2:10PM
0.14
1:04AM
0.31
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----7:16-------7:18-------7:18--
Sunset6:08-------6:09-------6:09-------
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
211---------------------
Temp. °C242323222222232424222222222224252423232323232424
Feels °C (?)242321202122232424222324242426272626262626262726
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