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Polihale surf break

Polihale surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 HST
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Polihale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Polihale sea temperature is
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Polihale today?

The current surf forecast for Polihale at 11PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
NW
1.4
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
3.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
Period(s) (?)111118171615141413131717161616151414131313171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111111330115139364334366329912359220948744762378634173170262524462187162219122417761198769305
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
0.41
6:52AM
0.41
11:58PM
0.48
12:42AM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
0.38
3:15PM
0.13
3:51PM
0.12
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----7:20-------7:20-------7:20--
Sunset6:12-------6:12-------6:13-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------42---
Temp. °C242423232323242424232323232324242423242323222222
Feels °C (?)262726262625252526252626252425242423242322191818
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