Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 3AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Inside Poipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
741 | 733 | 667 | 1029 | 1017 | 1004 | 868 | 847 | 784 | 636 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 503 | 496 | 411 | 461 | 450 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |
High Tide | 3:55AM0.41m | 4:25PM0.73m | 4:42AM0.45m | 4:54PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.12m | 9:33AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.11m | 10:19AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
741 | 733 | 667 | 1029 | 1017 | 1004 | 868 | 847 | 784 | 636 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 503 | 496 | 411 | 405 | 399 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
273 | 218 | 218 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 19 | SW 19 | SE 9 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
27 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
94 | 126 | 135 | 140 | 141 | 168 | 168 | 165 | 165 | 202 | 262 | 306 | 333 | 371 | 403 | 408 | 397 | 461 | 450 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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