Kalapaki Beach surf break

Kalapaki Beach surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Kalapaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kalapaki Beach sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kalapaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kalapaki Beach at 2AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Kalapaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
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 (?)
2
SW
2.2
SW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
1.2
ENE
0.1
SW
0.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.3
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)677666668888161261486685556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2954002611836428161212121212241181710908111778487109
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
0.62
1:23PM
0.17
3:01AM
0.64
2:04PM
0.19
3:33AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
-0.01
10:22AM
0.14
7:01PM
-0.03
10:32AM
0.13
7:43PM
-0.05
10:47AM
0.13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----7:18-------7:18-------7:18--
Sunset6:14-------6:15-------6:15-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3332--------------------
Temp. °C232322222020212120191919191921212120202019202222
Feels °C (?)202021211818171614141414141516171716161615161818
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