Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 2AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Inside Poipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 221 | 165 | 198 | 205 | 188 | 194 | 200 | 176 | 165 | 143 | 155 | 213 | 261 | 270 | 282 | 247 | 285 | 317 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:57PM0.28m | 7:40AM0.59m | 8:53AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.12m | 11:36PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 165 | 221 | 152 | 148 | 132 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 65 | 65 | 89 | 98 | 99 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 55 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 23 | 23 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 30 | 117 | 105 | 30 | 30 | 65 | 65 | 43 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 128 | 126 | 165 | 198 | 205 | 188 | 194 | 200 | 176 | 165 | 143 | 155 | 213 | 261 | 270 | 282 | 247 | 285 | 317 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 22 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 31 |
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