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Waikokos surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waikokos today?
The current surf forecast for Waikokos at 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waikokos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1518 | 2239 | 2140 | 1676 | 1439 | 1223 | 1025 | 929 | 836 | 728 | 479 | 422 | 332 | 456 | 418 | 403 | 457 | 573 | 482 | 501 | 443 | 381 | 270 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:43PM 0.26 | 8:00AM 0.52 | 10:21PM 0.34 | 8:44AM 0.44 | 11:24PM 0.44 | 9:27AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:17AM 0.17 | 3:17PM 0.06 | 2:28AM 0.23 | 3:44PM 0.04 | 4:36AM 0.24 | 4:10PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
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