Wailua/Horners surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 HST
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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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wailua/Horners today?

The current surf forecast for Wailua/Horners at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Wailua/Horners. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
428
428
383
341
393
359
359
359
359
318
318
318
414
547
675
665
624
569
520
454
412
368
326
323
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:34PM0.87m
2:11AM0.40m
4:21PM0.88m
2:47AM0.37m
5:11PM0.86m
3:26AM0.34m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.30m
8:35AM-0.04m
11:32PM0.31m
9:16AM-0.02m
00:42AM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:09
7:09
7:10
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
1.7
E
8
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
12
Energy kJ
428
428
383
341
393
359
359
359
359
318
318
318
44
42
41
40
40
72
36
64
43
368
82
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
NW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
17
Energy kJ
94
117
108
68
68
68
68
119
83
79
37
21
21
21
70
69
69
25
63
62
35
58
35
172
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
37
36
41
53
57
55
77
67
65
37
78
46
74
71
14
45
40
37
25
25
25
35
57
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
Energy kJ
414
547
675
665
624
569
520
454
412
326
323
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
35
35
35
24
20
20
20
20
35
35
24
24
24
35
35
24
35
35
35
24
24
24
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
2
2
9
2
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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