Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Inside Poipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 8 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 255 | 182 | 155 | 139 | 117 | 97 | 104 | 345 | 93 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 69 | 125 | 135 | 82 | 51 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 277 | 129 | 101 | 99 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 77 | 345 | 93 | 73 | 49 | 43 | 44 | 73 | 45 | 60 | 75 | 53 | 47 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 104 | 86 | 82 | 60 | 78 | 84 | 84 | 67 | 60 | 43 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 41 | 69 | 66 | 89 | 68 | 51 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 191 | 194 | 140 | 82 | 138 | 82 | 80 | 104 | 103 | 74 | 72 | 41 | 37 | 47 | 46 | 27 | 125 | 135 | 73 | 69 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 332 | 255 | 182 | 155 | 139 | 117 | 97 | 82 | 66 | 64 | 67 | — | 70 | — | 63 | — | 49 | 51 | 82 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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