Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Inside Poipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 169 | 169 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 158 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 54 | 54 | 106 | 99 | 50 | 59 | 49 | 185 | 181 | 147 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:10PM0.54m | 5:02AM0.60m | 4:32PM0.48m | 5:43AM0.61m | 4:50PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.17m | 10:26PM0.08m | 11:09AM0.22m | 10:47PM0.08m | 12:01PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 99 | 75 | 54 | 50 | 158 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 39 | 50 | 59 | 46 | 185 | 181 | 70 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 22 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 70 | 45 | 45 | 69 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 87 | 84 | 27 | 54 | 26 | 37 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 118 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 68 | 67 | 42 | 57 | 23 | 84 | 26 | 54 | 12 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 179 | 169 | 169 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 59 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 106 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 151 | 147 | 147 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 |
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