Inside Poipu surf break

Inside Poipu surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)
Nearby Cam: 4km away, Lawai Beach Resort - Live Cam


How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today?

The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)999998999888888888101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)545554533735363636283926171717171717242424242314
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
0
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32PM
0.50
12:29AM
0.56
1:12AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
0.14
3:58PM
0.13
4:45PM
0.12
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18
Sunset--6:12-------6:12-------6:13-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------21---------
Temp. °C252524242323222224252423232222222324232120191818
Feels °C (?)272726272626242425262424232223232224242018161616
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