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Shipwrecks - Hyatt Beach surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Shipwrecks - Hyatt Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shipwrecks - Hyatt Beach sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shipwrecks - Hyatt Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks - Hyatt Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shipwrecks - Hyatt Beach. (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) (?) | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 11 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 28 | 51 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 40 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 44 | 69 | 117 | 80 | 135 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:56AM 0.37 | 1:32AM 0.62 | 11:51AM 0.33 | 2:04AM 0.67 | 12:43PM 0.30 | 2:36AM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:47PM 0.10 | 8:37AM 0.30 | 6:17PM 0.08 | 9:22AM 0.26 | 6:49PM 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
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