Pakalas Surf Forecast

/ HAW – Kaua'i (25 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (21.93° N 159.65° W)

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Pakalas surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 Aug 2025 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 27.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pakalas today?

The current surf forecast for Pakalas at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (22 Aug)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

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		Friday 22								Saturday 23								Sunday 24
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	ESE	S	S	S	ESE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	ESE	ESE	S	S	S	E	SE	E	ESE	ESE	E
Period(s) (?)	13	7	13	13	13	6	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	8	8	12	12	12	8	8	7	8	8	7
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	334	363	327	377	367	365	253	206	213	316	273	368	399	418	398	131	210	209	306	297	252	283	302	227
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- 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	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			3:04AM 0.27				3:52PM 0.59				3:44AM 0.31				4:20PM 0.55				4:25AM 0.34				4:45PM 0.50
Low Tide / height (m)	10:18PM 0.12				8:46AM -0.01				10:37PM 0.11				9:27AM 0.02				10:56PM 0.10				10:07AM 0.06

		Friday 22								Saturday 23								Sunday 24
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	26	25	24	25	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	27	27	26	25
Feels °C (?)	27	25	24	25	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	28	28	29	28	26	26	26	25	28	27	27	26

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Kaua'i

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Pakalas (calm at Barking Sands/Kauai Airport 20 km from Pakalas). 1.3m 6s windswell from the E with a 0.7m 9s swell from the SSE and a 0.4m 12s groundswell from the S. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 hour 39 minutes ago Pakalas

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20 km away, 1 h 39 min ago

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27.6

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