Inside Poipu surf break

Inside Poipu surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 HST
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Inside Poipu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Inside Poipu sea temperature is
27.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today?

The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Inside Poipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)317286286278255247268233247206290277247278361371422440465427387381431349
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
0.69
3:45PM
0.33
5:13AM
0.67
4:03PM
0.30
5:54AM
0.65
4:11PM
0.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
0.23
9:40PM
0.07
12:26PM
0.25
10:04PM
0.08
1:40PM
0.26
10:29PM
0.10
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset----6:06-------6:06-------6:05---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1111------1-------
Temp. °C252527272625252424252627262525242525262626242424
Feels °C (?)232325242424242323242424232323222323232324222323
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  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Inside Poipu (light winds from the NE at BUOY-NWWH1 13 km from Inside Poipu). 1.8m 7s swell from the E with a 0.9m 11s groundswell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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18 km/h
NE
Cross-Shore
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