Tunnels surf break

Tunnels surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 HST
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Tunnels surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tunnels sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tunnels today?

The current surf forecast for Tunnels at 4PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jan)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
4
2
3
0
5
6
0
7
6
6
5
5
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
Period(s) (?)161514141313141716161515141414141413131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)299724452181212116721699257171998090839084097975674956025341504643993642315328272522210718241593
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
0.51
12:22AM
0.56
12:58AM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
0.01
3:32PM
-0.00
4:19PM
-0.02
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18
Sunset--6:12-------6:13-------6:14-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1411----------------
Temp. °C252525232422222122222120202020192122222020212122
Feels °C (?)282726242324211820181918191919182021212020222223
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