Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 5AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Inside Poipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | E 8 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 239 | 255 | 261 | 213 | 155 | 126 | 112 | 92 | 78 | 78 | 280 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 160 | 72 | 106 | 125 | 178 | 75 | 57 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21AM0.68m | 4:51PM0.33m | 7:26AM0.66m | 8:45AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.28m | 11:20PM0.06m | 00:03AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 312 | 279 | 434 | 279 | 129 | 104 | 126 | 112 | 78 | 72 | 54 | 280 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 94 | 57 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | W 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | W 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WSW 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 134 | 153 | 127 | 99 | 101 | 84 | 101 | 78 | 86 | 78 | 78 | 45 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 27 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 72 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 215 | 199 | 110 | 191 | 194 | 140 | 82 | 86 | 82 | 64 | 43 | 57 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 160 | 76 | 106 | 125 | 178 | 75 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 295 | 239 | 255 | 261 | 213 | 155 | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | 43 | 42 | 50 | 46 | 47 | — | 72 | 25 | 23 | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
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