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Pakalas surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 HST
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Pakalas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pakalas sea temperature is
24.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pakalas today?

The current surf forecast for Pakalas at 5AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (15 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (15 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
0
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
0.6
SSE
1.9
W
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.5
S
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)10101010101011111010108107710999998178
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2080218423161832199919541736152513341087986377113736307241203157125969213845
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
0.44
2:03PM
0.19
2:36AM
0.45
2:39PM
0.24
3:03AM
0.44
3:17PM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.04
7:39PM
-0.04
9:16AM
0.02
8:23PM
-0.04
9:32AM
-0.01
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise---6:47-------6:46-------6:45----
Sunset------6:46-------6:47-------6:47-
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1221-------1---12112--11
Temp. °C232322232323232323222222232423212020201921222121
Feels °C (?)212019212121222323222223242523212221212122232223
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