Tunnels surf break

Tunnels surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 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
27.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tunnels today?

The current surf forecast for Tunnels at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)776666666666666666666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)947792879911811411494939190898997727463617282198100101
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
0.29
2:12PM
0.76
1:56AM
0.34
2:44PM
0.73
2:36AM
0.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
0.12
6:22AM
-0.02
8:38PM
0.12
7:06AM
-0.01
8:57PM
0.11
7:47AM
0.02
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset7:05-------7:04-------7:04-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272625252525272727252524242527272725252424252727
Feels °C (?)272725262625262627262625252627262725262525272826
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Kaua'i

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Tunnels (calm at Wailua Homesteads wx 26 km from Tunnels). A 1.2m windswell from the ENE

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26 km away, 53 min ago

0 km/h
N
0.0
27.4
Air / Water (°C)
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