Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 1PM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Inside Poipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2733 | 3753 | 11199 | 5556 | 2455 | 1524 | 1098 | 512 | 412 | 301 | 302 | 345 | 292 | 284 | 276 | 208 | 187 | 176 | 165 | 138 | 135 | 130 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:20AM0.51m | 5:40PM0.51m | 7:15AM0.52m | 5:54PM0.44m | 8:21AM0.53m | 5:45PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.25m | 00:19AM0.11m | 1:01PM0.32m | 00:45AM0.12m | 2:44PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 195 | 1217 | 377 | 185 | 115 | 162 | 162 | 232 | 187 | 162 | 124 | 47 | 110 | 157 | 257 | 178 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | S 14 | WNW 12 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 140 | 48 | 85 | 129 | 127 | 181 | 229 | 283 | 267 | 268 | 39 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 6 | S 15 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 98 | 148 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 148 | 28 | 104 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 70 | 58 | 79 | 80 | 48 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2733 | 3753 | 11199 | 5556 | 2455 | 1524 | 1098 | 512 | 412 | 301 | 302 | 345 | 292 | 284 | 276 | 208 | 187 | 176 | 152 | 138 | 135 | 130 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 411 | 411 | 339 | 140 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 31 | 5 | 131 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 |
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