Kalapaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.96° N 159.35° W

Issued: 1 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kalapaki Beach sea temperature is

27.2°C

Kalapaki Beach 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 Kalapaki Beach today (04 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kalapaki Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (04 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (04 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 4					Saturday 5								Sunday 6
	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	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 11	S 13	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	SSW 12	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	766	703	680	422	650	584	822	1700	1700	1605	1474	1359	1564	1616	1452	1408	1387	1145	1127	933	1285
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	10:57AM0.61m									12:04PM0.65m				11:37PM0.20m				12:57PM0.68m
Low Tide							3:24AM0.06m						8:23PM0.17m		4:50AM0.05m						8:30PM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	2	2
Temp °C	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	25	26	26	26	25	25
Feels °C	23	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	25	26	25	26	25	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14
kJ	766	703	680	422	650	584	822	800	846	857	723	711	702	472	472	537	560	560	447	933	1285
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	SW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	N 9	SSE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 11	E 12	E 12
kJ	196	232	289	395	407	485	485	76	121	121	121	115	13	63	226	229	175	314	286	480	480
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	SW 13	WSW 13	S 13	SSW 20	SSW 19	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	N 11	SSW 16	SSE 9	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 19	SSE 10	SSW 19
kJ	9	27	16	222	37	37	12	21	20	19	18	16	2	198	54	24	36	38	184	38	375
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	405	330	305	297	310	301	271	1700	1700	1605	1474	1359	1564	1616	1452	1408	1387	1145	1127	161	160
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Keaau HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	31	31	33	17	31	17	17	31	17	17	31	17	17	17	17	17	31	31	17	47	126
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i	Pakalas	Infinities	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Infinities	Infinities	Infinities	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Pakalas	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Magics HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lighthouse CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach CAL - San Diego County	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Church CAL - Orange County	Church CAL - Orange County	Church CAL - Orange County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Wedge CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	5	4	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5

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