The surf forecast is 2 ft and light sideshore texture right now for Poipu, Kauai

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    74° E @ 11 → 14mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    12:01pm / 8:58pm
  • BUOY 51212
    SSE3ft @ 8s
  • WATER TEMP
    76° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
MON 9
TUE 10
WED 11
THU 12
8am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1+ ft and fair at 8am on Sun 3/8
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND E 7 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSE (151) 3.4 ft @ 8 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (210) 0.4 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Mid Tide, 0.4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Monday, Mar 9
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    choppy
    ESE
    7mph
    3.5ft
    7s
    SSE
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SE
    8mph
    3ft
    7s
    SSE
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    ENE
    4mph
    3.2ft
    7s
    SSE
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  • Tuesday, Mar 10
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    9mph
    1.2ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    12mph
    1.3ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    S
    13mph
    1.4ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Wednesday, Mar 11
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    S
    18mph
    6.1ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    18mph
    6.2ft
    7s
    S
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    16mph
    6.1ft
    7s
    S
  • Thursday, Mar 12
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    14mph
    5.4ft
    6s
    SSW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    15mph
    5ft
    6s
    SSW
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    14mph
    5.1ft
    6s
    SSW
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  • Friday, Mar 13
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    16mph
    5.9ft
    6s
    SSW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    20mph
    6.7ft
    6s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    25mph
    8.7ft
    7s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North, and was updated Mar 8, 2026 @ 9:48pm.
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