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Waikokos surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 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
24.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waikokos today?

The current surf forecast for Waikokos at 1AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (29 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
6
6
7
7
8
7
6
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)131312151716161515141414141417161616161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73463051353010732201309033203377337226432944305042156909750082598739845374066208529941763709
Wind
(km/h)
0
WNW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffoffglassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
0.71
11:47AM
0.14
1:30AM
0.74
12:51PM
0.16
2:11AM
0.75
1:42PM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
-0.08
8:12AM
0.08
5:11PM
-0.10
8:33AM
0.06
6:05PM
-0.12
8:57AM
0.05
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-----7:16-------7:16-------7:16--
Sunset6:23-------6:23-------6:24-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C252323222222252525232222212122222221212020202224
Feels °C (?)282626242424272626252424232223232322222121202224
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