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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 12 Jan 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
25.5° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wailua/Horners today?

The current surf forecast for Wailua/Horners at 1PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 3.5m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (12 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)15ft (4.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
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)
4
6
6
!
7
7
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)141716161515141414141413131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)238071998674871888528279697862715754567247623816344929492561210718241486128199276173614472027
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
0.65
1:34AM
0.69
10:50AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
0.16
5:12PM
0.13
9:50AM
0.34
6:00PM
0.10
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:18------
Sunset----6:12-------6:13-------6:14---
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------121123
Temp. °C222223232221212120202122222121212222242323232121
Feels °C (?)231919191818192019192021212120222222222020212121
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