Surf forecast · United States · Kauai
Surf forecast Poipu today
Waves, swell and wind at Poipu (Kauai, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun offshore.
Poipu surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 14:00–17:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑ESE | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑S | 16–34 km/h ↑NE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑ESE | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑S | 22–48 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑ESE | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑S | 19–41 km/h ↑NE offshore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 16:00–18:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑SE | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑S | 12–22 km/h ↑NNE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SE | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑S | 16–34 km/h ↑NE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SE | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑S | 15–35 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SE | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑S | 18–39 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 12 s ↑SSE | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑S | 10–20 km/h ↑N offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 12 s ↑S | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑S | 11–25 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 12 s ↑S | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑S | 12–31 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 12 s ↑S | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑S | 12–30 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 12 s ↑S | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑S | 12–21 km/h ↑NE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 12 s ↑S | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑S | 14–31 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 12 s ↑S | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑S | 16–35 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑S | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑S | 19–41 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 09:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Poipu
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Poipu today?
- Fun: waves 1.2 m at 10 s from ESE, swell 0.8 m · 11 s S (Sat 09:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Poipu?
- Wind 16 km/h from NE: offshore for a beach facing S.
- When is the best time to surf Poipu today?
- 14:00–17:00 (fun, offshore)
- How warm is the water at Poipu?
- 26.8 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Hanalei Bay 42 km · Makaha 133 km · Haleiwa 140 km · Laniakea 143 km · Waimea Bay 144 km · Pipeline 145 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Poipu, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.