Waikokos surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 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
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waikokos today?

The current surf forecast for Waikokos at 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
NW
1.7
WNW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)1111111111118888812121111111010101010101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)237168165114114110577698103103297756927806698541484384341341273273497
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSE
25
WSW
5
SE
5
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglassglassglassononglassglassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
0.45
10:23AM
0.10
10:40PM
0.47
11:24AM
0.16
11:24PM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
0.04
6:06AM
0.06
1:59PM
0.06
5:58AM
0.05
3:39PM
0.06
6:04AM
0.03
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset--6:54-------6:55-------6:55-----
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
41023291527122921---------------
Temp. °C232223232321212122232322222121222424232322222222
Feels °C (?)242426252420242423242424252323232524242524242323
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