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Wailua/Horners surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wailua/Horners surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wailua/Horners sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wailua/Horners today?
The current surf forecast for Wailua/Horners at 3AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wailua/Horners. (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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 96 | 275 | 405 | 777 | 932 | 2534 | 2459 | 2111 | 1729 | 1411 | 1100 | 931 | 1608 | 1585 | 1563 | 1563 | 1391 | 1161 | 991 | 852 | 704 | 660 | 409 | 575 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:40AM 0.59 | 10:05AM 0.45 | 1:13AM 0.66 | 10:54AM 0.41 | 1:43AM 0.71 | 11:43AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:50AM 0.42 | 5:22PM 0.13 | 8:03AM 0.39 | 5:52PM 0.11 | 8:50AM 0.35 | 6:23PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
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