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Windmills surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Windmills surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Windmills sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Windmills today?
The current surf forecast for Windmills at 4AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s 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 (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Windmills. (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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 828 | 711 | 690 | 670 | 560 | 510 | 353 | 347 | 413 | 477 | 413 | 413 | 342 | 273 | 437 | 437 | 289 | 294 | 339 | 405 | 1111 | 833 | 1117 | 1081 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:33AM 0.78 | 11:37AM 0.42 | 2:04AM 0.82 | 12:21PM 0.41 | 2:35AM 0.85 | 1:00PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:37AM 0.39 | 6:15PM 0.09 | 9:13AM 0.36 | 6:48PM 0.07 | 9:45AM 0.34 | 7:21PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
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