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PKs surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 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
25.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at PKs today?

The current surf forecast for PKs at 10AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)1966666997777777877777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)012389949480749572577274725759674553486266685455
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassonononglasscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
0.76
3:19PM
0.30
4:29AM
0.76
4:00PM
0.32
4:57AM
0.74
4:44PM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
0.18
9:01PM
0.02
11:32AM
0.17
9:37PM
0.04
11:55AM
0.16
10:14PM
0.08
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:18------
Sunset----6:16-------6:17-------6:19---
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122232322212121222224232222212121242424222221
Feels °C (?)181920212222212020222223232324222222242424232321
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