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Kawela surfForecast / HAW – Molokai / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 HST
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Kawela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kawela sea temperature is
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kawela today?

The current surf forecast for Kawela at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)666676777777777778888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)705557596260587566484849485455525441414141412828
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off		crossononglasscrosscrosscrossglassononcross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.69
3:58PM
0.23
4:35AM
0.67
4:43PM
0.26
5:06AM
0.63
5:35PM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
-0.07
11:35AM
0.02
9:39PM
-0.05
12:02PM
0.01
10:21PM
-0.02
12:29PM
0.00
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise---7:07-------7:07-------7:07----
Sunset------6:08-------6:09-------6:10-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323222424242323232323242424232323232323232323
Feels °C (?)222321202323252323232423242223232424242323232323
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