Kalihiwai surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 Aug 2025 HST
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Kalihiwai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kalihiwai sea temperature is
27.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kalihiwai today?

The current surf forecast for Kalihiwai at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3113211371621681703451401162911211291311411371321701291291271251336779
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.42
3:37PM
0.62
3:57AM
0.46
3:58PM
0.56
4:40AM
0.48
4:16PM
0.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
0.06
9:34PM
0.09
9:07AM
0.11
9:52PM
0.09
9:49AM
0.16
10:12PM
0.08
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
Sunrise-6:18-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------7:00---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242527272625242424252727262525252425272726252524
Feels °C (?)252526262525252524262726242526252526272625252525
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Kaua'i

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 18 km from Kalihiwai has fallen light (light winds from the ESE at Wailua Homesteads wx). Waves should be turning clean at Kalihiwai. 0.2m 9s swell from the N to make surfable waves.

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10 km/h
ESE
0.0
27.5
Air / Water (°C)
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