Inside Poipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.87° N 159.44° W

Issued: 1 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inside Poipu sea temperature is

26.8°C

Inside Poipu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23					Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 16	ENE 8	S 17	S 17	SSW 18	SSW 14	NE 8	NE 7	S 16	S 17	S 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	83	105	163	143	196	135	144	154	113	160	136	156	183	210	222	318	318	399	359	432	432
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		1:29PM0.51m					2:32AM0.63m				2:02PM0.47m				3:09AM0.70m				2:34PM0.43m
Low Tide				7:48PM0.06m					8:45AM0.20m				8:11PM0.03m				9:37AM0.20m				8:37PM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	25	23	24	23	23	24	26	26	24	23	23	22	22	23	26	25	25	23	23
Feels °C	26	26	23	22	24	23	24	25	26	26	23	22	23	21	21	22	25	25	25	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 13	S 17	S 17	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 17	S 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	42	41	98	143	196	70	144	154	113	160	112	121	183	210	222	318	318	399	359	432	432
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	S 12	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	56	55	41	40	40	90	69	62	102	109	56	76	50	82	66	64	76	42	42	41	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SW 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NNW 12	NNW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NNW 11	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11
kJ	56	42	54	54	54	39	37	36	35	35	25	29	47	78	77	75	64	35	20	19	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 4	ENE 7
kJ	83	105	163	138	145	135	105	85	85	85	136	156	119	108	111	99	72	54	83	24	55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Centers HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Centers HAW - Kaua'i	Centers HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Gillin's HAW - Kaua'i
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	5	22	5	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5

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