Inside Poipu surf break

Inside Poipu surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 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
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today?

The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (21 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
809
762
772
899
899
951
973
899
822
755
772
755
754
721
721
660
660
801
838
773
754
719
618
678
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:16PM0.67m
9:27AM0.27m
9:10PM0.61m
11:09AM0.35m
10:01PM0.55m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.14m
4:16AM0.16m
1:26PM0.22m
4:54AM0.14m
3:15PM0.29m
5:25AM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:12
7:13
7:13
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
23
23
23
22
23
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
22
21
20
19
20
19
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
21
20
19
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
134
87
129
115
157
157
110
155
109
103
62
93
147
132
129
127
125
125
161
153
155
109
103
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
61
66
44
43
43
42
40
30
22
68
98
97
60
59
60
58
57
58
54
51
45
44
42
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
47
45
28
14
14
14
12
9
57
99
37
37
37
37
36
36
35
26
15
35
14
13
13
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
809
762
772
899
899
951
973
899
822
755
772
755
754
721
721
660
660
801
838
773
754
719
618
678
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
31
307
436
430
307
22
22
22
22
25
22
22
25
31
31
22
31
22
22
22
22
31
22
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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