Kauai Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 15, 2022

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Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 10-14 22-26 22-26
West Facing 1-3 5-7 15-20 15-20
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 4-6 2-4 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.7 feet 07:39 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 03:19 PM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.6 feet 08:40 AM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 04:41 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:08 AM HST.
Sunset 5:56 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the lower 60s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming south
after midnight.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 0.9 feet 10:23 PM HST.
Low 0.7 feet 01:02 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 0.8 feet 11:24 PM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 02:24 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.5 feet 08:24 AM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 03:42 PM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.4 feet 09:25 AM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 05:04 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:09 AM HST.
Sunset 5:57 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A large northwest (320 degree) swell will build into the region this afternoon and evening near Kauai and then spread southeastward to Oahu, Molokai and Maui later tonight. Surf heights along north facing shores will quickly rise into High Surf Warning (HSW) levels and west facing shores into High Surf Advisory levels by Friday. This swell will decline through the weekend, followed by another much larger northwest (310-320 degree) swell building into the region exceeding HSW levels from Sunday night through Tuesday.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

East shore surf will maintaining moderate surf heights through this afternoon. Otherwise, no significant surf is due for east and south shores for the remainder of the week.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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