
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 11AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Inside Poipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
428 | 517 | 392 | 383 | 226 | 223 | 255 | 247 | 239 | 268 | 247 | 194 | 140 | 112 | 99 | 95 | 76 | 79 | 345 | 76 | 72 | 89 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:28AM0.68m | 4:31PM0.38m | 6:21AM0.68m | 4:51PM0.33m | 7:26AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.25m | 10:46PM0.04m | 1:28PM0.28m | 11:20PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | W 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 13 | SSE 5 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
341 | 517 | 392 | 290 | 195 | 161 | 423 | 285 | 157 | 124 | 168 | 101 | 101 | 112 | 89 | 72 | 57 | 57 | 345 | 39 | 72 | 89 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 9 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 10 | W 9 | ENE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 8 |
201 | 177 | 240 | 261 | 181 | 128 | 161 | 157 | 154 | 169 | 99 | 132 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 95 | 76 | 79 | 50 | 76 | 37 | 37 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SE 12 |
184 | 85 | 229 | 85 | 226 | 223 | 255 | 215 | 199 | 110 | 191 | 194 | 140 | 90 | 99 | 96 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 61 | 65 | 62 | 71 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 |
428 | 386 | 135 | 383 | 186 | 181 | 210 | 247 | 239 | 268 | 247 | 182 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 124 | 140 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 5 |
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