Tunnels surf break

Tunnels surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tunnels today?

The current surf forecast for Tunnels at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
310
310
310
273
280
280
280
280
280
244
244
414
547
437
453
476
422
368
374
333
287
251
251
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:08PM0.76m
2:09AM0.18m
3:55PM0.78m
2:56AM0.15m
4:45PM0.76m
3:51AM0.13m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.08m
7:41AM-0.14m
11:00PM0.08m
8:22AM-0.13m
00:13AM0.08m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:10
7:12
7:12
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
26
26
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
26
25
26
25
26
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
25
24
24
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
11
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Energy kJ
302
310
310
310
273
280
280
280
280
280
244
244
291
361
26
44
39
37
36
63
333
287
251
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
14
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
12
Energy kJ
94
115
85
68
68
68
68
67
65
37
35
33
32
21
29
8
8
20
19
18
43
58
84
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
17
21
22
22
21
10
21
29
54
30
23
29
29
27
16
20
20
7
10
10
18
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
Energy kJ
414
547
437
453
476
422
368
374
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
25
25
25
0
0
0
0
0
25
25
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
25
32
32
25
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
2
2
9
2
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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