Kawela surfForecast / HAW – Molokai / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kawela today?

The current surf forecast for Kawela at 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.8
NNE
0.6
W
0.6
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
0.4
ENE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
Period(s) (?)77141477713168141615141414131371212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252474741615164600000000002000000
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
0
ESE
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.68
6:09AM
0.13
7:28PM
0.65
7:47AM
0.12
8:37PM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
-0.08
2:40AM
0.04
11:40AM
-0.05
4:04AM
0.03
12:41PM
0.01
5:09AM
0.01
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:01
Sunset--6:47-------6:47-------6:49-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242424242423232424242524242323232425252424232323
Feels °C (?)272727262726262827262726262526252626262526242423
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