Kalapaki Beach surf break

Kalapaki Beach surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 HST
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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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kalapaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kalapaki Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.9
NNW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)77777778881416161616161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)362929292029302324410192188249251322322314381352343338333333
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
5
NW
5
SE
5
S
0
S
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:28PM
0.30
2:51AM
0.52
3:07PM
0.36
3:17AM
0.49
3:48PM
0.42
3:44AM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
0.05
8:04PM
-0.02
9:14AM
0.01
8:50PM
-0.01
9:35AM
-0.03
9:38PM
0.02
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:43-------6:41
Sunset--6:46-------6:46-------6:46-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----1----------------12
Temp. °C242424242322222223232222222121222323232322222222
Feels °C (?)242426272525242424242322222121232423242524242324
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