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Inside Poipu surf break

Inside Poipu surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 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 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)999999999999999999989998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10610875737373557355545453523854555453503536363628
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
WNW
0
W
5
NE
5
E
0
ESE
5
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.39
7:17AM
0.51
10:10PM
0.44
7:31AM
0.44
11:32PM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
0.31
2:42PM
0.14
2:50AM
0.38
3:17PM
0.14
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----7:18-------7:18-------7:18--
Sunset6:09-------6:10-------6:12-------
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-1---1-------11-------
Temp. °C242423232323242424232323232325242423232323232424
Feels °C (?)272827262626262627262727262628262626262626262626
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