Kalapaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.96° N 159.35° W

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kalapaki Beach sea temperature is

26.8°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 (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kalapaki Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	18s
Evening (16 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 16							Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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)	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	ENE 7	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	418	399	449	449	541	444	386	443	412	326	258	258	423	587	659	651	637	629	608	587	566	659	539
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		7:44AM0.54m									9:00AM0.53m								10:23AM0.54m				9:42PM0.19m
Low Tide								00:11AM0.10m								00:58AM0.13m							9:18PM0.19m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	1	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	5	4	1	1	—	1	1
Temp °C	25	25	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	27	26	25	25
Feels °C	27	26	28	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	26	26	26	25	26	26	26	25	26	27	26	25	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	E 10	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	418	399	449	449	541	444	386	443	412	326	258	94	326	587	659	651	637	629	608	587	566	659	539
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 16	SSW 19	SW 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 7
kJ	38	37	36	33	32	50	51	51	50	71	96	258	214	15	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 10	SSE 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	W 9	WSW 9	S 20	W 9	S 21	W 9	SSW 19
kJ	37	35	33	31	43	43	27	30	30	158	214	212	15	10	9	9	7	8	33	6	36	6	72
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	104	112	144	157	181	187	205	251	259	293	321	321	423	462	516	481	451	434	419	441	384	356	356
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Centers HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Brenneckes HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	17	17	17	17	31	17	31	16	17	17	14	31	31	31	31	31	17	17	17	31	33	47	33
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	5	4	5	6	6	5

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