Tunnels surf break

Tunnels surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 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
25.1° 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 9AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
1.2
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)181716161615141414131313131214171616151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)253138593985374534552424209016881423101482767352042320846573713841325128912531042919841
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.68
2:23PM
0.19
3:35AM
0.68
3:03PM
0.21
4:03AM
0.66
3:47PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
0.07
7:36PM
-0.09
10:09AM
0.07
8:11PM
-0.07
10:32AM
0.06
8:49PM
-0.03
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:18------
Sunset----6:16-------6:17-------6:17---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C212122232322212121212424232221212121242424222220
Feels °C (?)192021222322212121212525242323222120252424222219
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