Inside Poipu surf break

Inside Poipu surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today?

The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 4AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.4
SSE
0.7
E
0.4
SSE
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)667666613613699121212121287881113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)604470586785575834602424207575757550332524244244
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.34
5:45PM
0.77
4:37AM
0.30
6:41PM
0.74
5:12AM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
0.22
10:07AM
-0.00
1:05AM
0.23
10:43AM
0.02
2:40AM
0.24
11:23AM
0.06
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset6:58-------6:58-------6:59-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------11-----11------1
Temp. °C252423222223252624242323232425252524232323232525
Feels °C (?)282624222223252827262426262727272727262626262727
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