Inside Poipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.87° N 159.44° W

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inside Poipu sea temperature is

27.2°C

Inside Poipu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Inside Poipu today (03 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Inside Poipu at 1PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (03 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 3							Friday 4								Saturday 5
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	E 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	E 14	E 14	E 13	ENE 14	E 14
Wave Graph
kJ	461	416	473	479	471	463	400	387	365	412	485	477	522	522	514	470	446	486	1622	1527	1303	1408	1680
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			9:11AM0.60m								10:42AM0.63m									11:55AM0.67m
Low Tide								1:42AM0.10m									3:10AM0.11m						8:12PM0.21m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	26	27	26	25	25	25	24	25	25	26	26	25	25	24	24	25	26	27	26	25	25
Feels °C	24	24	25	26	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	24	24	25	24	24	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	231	335	473	479	471	463	400	283	365	412	485	477	522	522	514	470	446	486	555	679	657	726	874
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	E 14
kJ	275	272	203	198	189	181	132	130	146	202	196	236	225	311	407	401	401	472	121	121	121	64	721
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 16	SSW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	57	85	85	84	82	74	47	74	90	60	59	34	38	37	37	37	26	61	6	6	6	17	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 14	E 14	E 13	ENE 14	E 14
kJ	461	416	416	355	345	329	387	387	358	358	358	358	355	285	327	383	319	259	1622	1527	1303	1408	1680
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Distance (km)	22	22	22	22	22	31	40	22	5	25	22	25	25	22	22	5	22	5	22	25	25	22	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i	Majors Bay	Infinities	Infinities	Pakalas	Infinities	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Infinities	Majors Bay	Pakalas	Waimea Rivermouth	Majors Bay	Infinities	Infinities	Infinities	Infinities	Pakalas	Majors Bay	Waimea Rivermouth	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Acid Drops
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Magics HAW - Big Island	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	9	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	4	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	6

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