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Waikokos surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 08 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
25.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waikokos today?

The current surf forecast for Waikokos at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (08 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
WNW
0.7
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NNW
1.4
NW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121111111118171615141413131717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40044436934137942318418014413513011312882216107331523796333827472243197444234049
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
0
WNW
0
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
0.51
7:46PM
0.32
6:31AM
0.42
9:20PM
0.38
6:44AM
0.34
10:42PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.04
11:51PM
0.19
1:29PM
0.03
2:09AM
0.25
2:05PM
0.02
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:18------
Sunset----6:09-------6:10-------6:10---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C232326252423232323232524242323232323252424232323
Feels °C (?)262528262626262626262826272626262626272626262626
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