Kauai Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for January 18, 2023

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Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 7-10 8-12 8-12 8-12
West Facing 5-7 6-8 6-8 6-8
South Facing 1-3 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.4 feet 08:08 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 11:13 AM HST.
Low -0.3 feet 05:06 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.4 feet 09:30 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 12:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:16 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 2.4 feet 01:29 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.4 feet 06:28 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 02:30 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny until 12 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.3 feet 08:38 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 12:22 PM HST.
Low -0.4 feet 05:55 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.3 feet 10:00 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 01:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:17 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A couple new reinforcing northwest swells are expected today and tomorrow, which should maintain moderate surf along north facing shores. A larger northwest swell should bring another round of advisory level surf to north and west facing shores on Friday, with a dip below advisory levels forecast for Saturday. A much larger northwest swell is expected Sunday through Monday with surf heights well above warning thresholds during its peak Sunday afternoon through Sunday night. Minimal surf is expected along south and east facing shores.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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