Kalapaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.96° N 159.35° W

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kalapaki Beach sea temperature is

27.1°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 (03 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 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 SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kalapaki Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast 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)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (03 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. 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	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 14	S 12	S 12	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	520	489	480	479	486	514	443	443	443	403	548	645	599	599	599	541	504	639	636	1605	1519	1807	964
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	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			9:35AM0.57m								10:57AM0.61m									12:04PM0.65m
Low Tide									2:01AM0.05m								3:24AM0.06m						8:23PM0.17m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	25	26	26	27	26	25	25	25	24	25	25	26	26	25	25	24	24	25	26	26	26	25	25
Feels °C	24	25	25	26	25	23	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	24	25	24	25	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	347	272	480	479	486	514	393	329	399	330	548	645	599	599	599	541	504	639	636	883	833	816	964
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 12	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	E 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	NNE 9	E 14
kJ	158	169	268	257	246	181	179	109	199	202	196	232	289	395	407	401	485	472	561	123	121	17	721
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SE 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	S 13	S 13	SSE 14	SSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	NNE 11	SW 18	SSW 18	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	N 11
kJ	57	197	85	84	80	74	74	92	92	143	60	16	16	37	37	37	12	79	121	19	18	17	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 7
kJ	520	489	477	408	397	415	443	443	443	403	376	376	376	340	394	394	344	310	330	1605	1519	1807	302
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)	31	31	31	31	31	39	47	31	17	33	31	33	33	31	31	17	31	17	31	33	33	31	17
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
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Luna Park Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa
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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