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Pakalas surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pakalas today?
The current surf forecast for Pakalas at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pakalas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 72 | 90 | 123 | 164 | 150 | 299 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 71 | 92 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:35AM 0.30 | 1:16AM 0.42 | 11:21AM 0.25 | 1:52AM 0.47 | 12:09PM 0.21 | 2:25AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:50PM 0.02 | 7:54AM 0.22 | 6:15PM 0.00 | 9:07AM 0.19 | 6:42PM -0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
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