
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 2AM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Inside Poipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 21 | ENE 9 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
146 | 213 | 208 | 188 | 186 | 194 | 190 | 173 | 165 | 221 | 152 | 171 | 176 | 176 | 182 | 170 | 160 | 160 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:41AM0.62m | 3:57PM0.28m | 7:40AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.10m | 3:27PM0.28m | 11:05PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
126 | 120 | 118 | 98 | 97 | 194 | 190 | 173 | 165 | 221 | 152 | 148 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 122 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 |
98 | 98 | 98 | 116 | 69 | 68 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 121 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SW 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 17 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
138 | 57 | 208 | 188 | 186 | 117 | 67 | 63 | 43 | 30 | 117 | 105 | 30 | 30 | 98 | 65 | 43 | 53 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
146 | 213 | 56 | 64 | 78 | 98 | 87 | 121 | 122 | 126 | 145 | 171 | 176 | 176 | 182 | 170 | 160 | 160 | 212 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
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