The surf forecast is 8-10 ft and choppy and disorganized right now for Poipu, Kauai

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    87° SW @ 21 → 30mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:04am / 1:33am
  • BUOY 51212
    SW16.4ft @ 11s
  • WATER TEMP
    81° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 30ft
  • 25ft
  • 20ft
  • 15ft
  • 10ft
  • 5ft
TUE 8
WED 9
THU 10
FRI 11
SAT 12
7am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 8-10 ft and choppy at 7am on Tue 9/8
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSW 26 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (209) 13.8 ft @ 9 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYS (188) 2.2 ft @ 15 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide,0 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Sep 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    10-12 ft
    choppy
    SW
    29mph
    15.6ft
    10s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    SW
    18mph
    8ft
    8s
    S
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    SW
    12mph
    5.6ft
    8s
    S
  • Wednesday, Sep 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    2.4ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    4mph
    2.1ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    E
    5mph
    1.8ft
    14s
    S
  • Thursday, Sep 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    NE
    9mph
    1.8ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    E
    9mph
    1.8ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    ENE
    15mph
    1.8ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Friday, Sep 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    fair
    ENE
    13mph
    1.5ft
    9s
    SW
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    fair
    ENE
    12mph
    1.5ft
    9s
    SW
    6pm
    1-2 ft
    fair
    ENE
    11mph
    1ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Sep 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    10mph
    0.9ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    E
    9mph
    0.9ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    ENE
    10mph
    0.8ft
    14s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North, and was updated Sep 8, 2026 @ 3:29am.
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