Waikokos surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 HST
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Waikokos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waikokos sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waikokos today?

The current surf forecast for Waikokos at 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)886666666667766666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104495253584659475471112168124113116116116119123127127127110107
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
0.22
11:43AM
0.71
11:49PM
0.27
12:29PM
0.71
12:35AM
0.34
1:07PM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.08
6:50PM
0.13
4:38AM
0.06
7:08PM
0.12
5:35AM
0.05
7:25PM
0.11
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1---11--1------
Temp. °C252525252728262525242425272626252525242527282626
Feels °C (?)262524252627262525252425272626262626252526282727
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Kaua'i

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Waikokos (calm at Wailua Homesteads wx 21 km from Waikokos). 1.1m 5s windswell from the E with a 0.6m 9s swell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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27.8
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