Height
5.9ft
Hs
Updated 12:40 AM HST
backup buoy 51201 · 87 mi
Poipu Surf Call
Rideable
Swell angle is off the best window. Wind is cross-shore at 15 mph.
Breaks 1–1.5 ft · sets about 1.5 ft
Boogie Worth it · Enough shorebreak for a bodyboard.
Wind ENE 15 mph · cross · PHLI 12:00 AM HST · Lihue airport, 40 min old
Beach 80°F · Boardshorts · Nawiliwili
Nawiliwili NOAA
1.6 ft Rising · high in 46m
- passed Low 0.1 ft Wed 6:53 PM
- High 1.6 ft Thu 1:38 AM
- Low 0.7 ft Thu 7:20 AM
- High 1.5 ft Thu 12:56 PM
Surf forecast
Buoy sea · low confidence
The wave buoy is 87 miles away, so this size is low confidence.
Surf
Thursday
DAWN (BEFORE 6:00 AM)
5 AM · 1.5–2 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 7.2 s E · ENE 16 mph · Junky
Morning (6:00 to 11:59 AM)
6 AM · 1.5–2 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 7 s E · ENE 16 mph · Junky
7 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 16 mph · Junky
8 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.8 s E · ENE 16 mph · Junky
9 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.8 s E · ENE 16 mph · Junky
10 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.8 s E · ENE 16 mph · Junky
11 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.8 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
Midday (12:00 to 3:59 PM)
12 PM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
1 PM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
2 PM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
3 PM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
Late (4:00 PM to sunset)
4 PM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
5 PM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
6 PM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
Friday
DAWN (BEFORE 6:00 AM)
5 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
Morning (6:00 to 11:59 AM)
6 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
7 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
8 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
9 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
10 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
11 AM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
Midday (12:00 to 3:59 PM)
12 PM · 2–2.5 ft (sets about 2.5 ft) · 6.9 s E · ENE 17 mph · Junky
Wednesday
Morning
5.8 ft
Junky
Midday
1.2–5.7 ft
Junky
Late
4.8–5.3 ft
Junky
1.2–5.8 ft 7.2s ENE
Day ENE 17 to 22 mph · Night ENE 17 mph
Saturday
Morning
1.5–2.0 ft
Rideable
Midday
2.0–3.5 ft
Rideable
Late
4.5 ft
Rideable
1.5–4.5 ft 13.6s W
Day NE 20 mph · Night ENE 18 mph
Sunday
Morning
5.0–5.5 ft
Junky
Midday
5.0 ft
Junky
Late
4.5–5.0 ft
Junky
4.5–5.5 ft 6.8s E
Day ENE 20 mph · Night ENE 20 mph
Buoy data
Period
8sec
Decent
Dir
NNE
From 33°
Water
79°F
Buoy
Spectral split
This buoy reports the combined sea, not a swell versus wind-wave split.
Energy 12.7 kW/m Solid
Steepness Average
Last few readings
6.2
6:26p
6.6
6:56p
6.2
7:26p
6.2
7:56p
6.2
8:26p
6.2
8:56p
6.6
9:26p
6.2
9:56p
6.2
10:26p
6.2
10:56p
6.2
11:26p
5.9
11:56p
South shore. Reefs that wake up on a summer south swell.
Window. South swell. North wind is offshore.
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