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Kauai Surf Forecast for January 16, 2023

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HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES


Shores Today Tuesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 14-18 14-18 10-14 8-12
West Facing 10-14 10-14 6-10 5-8
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.1 feet 03:27 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.1 feet 04:49 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:15 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 2.0 feet 12:02 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.8 feet 01:03 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
east in the afternoon.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.5 feet 07:40 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 09:38 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 04:16 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.2 feet 05:38 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:16 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current large northwest swell will be reinforced by a new northwest swell later today, keeping advisory level surf in place across most north and west facing shores of the smaller islands through early Tuesday morning. This swell will will gradually decline Tuesday and Tuesday night, followed by a couple new reinforcing northwest swells Wednesday and Thursday, although surf heights should remain below advisory levels. A new large northwest swell could bring another round of advisory level surf to north and west facing shores on Friday, with a dip below advisory levels forecast for Saturday, followed by a potential warning level event on Sunday.

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A small medium period south swell will continue to slowly decline today through Tuesday, with only background south swell energy expected Wednesday through Saturday. A new small long-period south swell could give south shore surf a minor boost on Sunday. East shore surf will remain small and well below normal through the upcoming weekend due to the lack of trade winds over and upstream of the islands.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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