Tunnels surf break

Tunnels surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 25 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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tunnels today?

The current surf forecast for Tunnels at 1PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NNW
1.5
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)1414131313131312127713121212121515151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)245149215212208205164152147306307363539625646570610949192721192355241921191873
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
S
0
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
WNW
15
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
W
5
S
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.34
9:43PM
0.49
10:57PM
0.57
11:56PM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
-0.02
2:02PM
-0.04
3:06PM
-0.05
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:18------
Sunset----6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11211-------------
Temp. °C222325242424232221212223232222222222242323232322
Feels °C (?)232528262627252320212224252324252524272526272725
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