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Kauai Surf Forecast for January 18, 2023

January 18, 2023, 7:00 AM HST
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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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