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Waikoko's

North Shore, Kauai, USA (HI)
🪸Sharp reef

Waikoko's sits across Hanalei Bay from Hanalei Point, offering a fickle left reef break that requires large N swell and W wind to fire. When conditions align, it's a beautiful, secluded wave with a shorter right also available.

3-Day Forecast
Wed
29
15
Poor
1.1m
@10s
13km/h
Today
30
21
Poor
1.5m
@10s
16km/h
Fri
1
6
Poor
1.4m
@10s
17km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.1m
NNW(327°)
Score: 5/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 6/25
Wind
13km/h
E(86°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
23°C
0.3mm48%
Windswell Component
0.9mENE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.7mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 8 km/h ESE|PM: 14 km/h E
8 km/h vs 14 km/h afternoon
Tide at 6am (0.3m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:45 am
Low tide - 0.25m
1:54 pm
High tide - 0.79m
8:10 pm
Low tide - 0.46m
Times shown in spot-local time.

📊 Buoy ValidationBuoy Data

NW Hawaii

355 km away

Source: noaa

Forecast Validation
Buoy observed: 0.0m
Forecast error: ±1.1m

Strike Score Breakdown

15
Poor
Components
Swell Direction12/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score28/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-5
📉 Undersized Swell-8
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score15/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score15
🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
N (350°)
Direction range
310° - 20°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Offshore range
170° - 250°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

25°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Bottom

Reef

Max wave face

3m+

Board

Shortboard

Consistency

4/10

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Beach access from Hanalei Bay west side.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Nov-Mar. Across Hanalei Bay from the point. Fickle left reef break. Needs large N swell and W wind.

Getting There

Airport
LIH
Drive time
35 min
Data quality
verified

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