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PKs surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 HST
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PKs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's PKs sea temperature is
25.5° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at PKs today?

The current surf forecast for PKs at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.2
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SSE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)88101010101081488881081045666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1717242424242312191918181124161450116275377132673721
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
0
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
NW
15
NW
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.61
1:49AM
0.66
12:19PM
0.26
2:24AM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
0.12
5:35PM
0.10
9:46AM
0.25
6:24PM
0.08
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18
Sunset--6:13-------6:14-------6:15-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------133223---
Temp. °C232524222120202022232221212222222324232321202020
Feels °C (?)212524222219191921222221222424232022202119192020
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