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Kauai Surf Forecast for March 09, 2023

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HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES


Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 30-40 20-30 20-25 20-25
West Facing 25-35 15-20 12-16 12-16
South Facing 3-5 2-4 2-4 2-4
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.0 feet 09:36 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 04:22 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.0 feet 10:58 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 05:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:51 AM HST.
Sunset 6:45 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 60s.
Winds West winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.2 feet 09:45 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 04:02 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.2 feet 11:07 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 05:03 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.1 feet 09:56 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 05:08 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.1 feet 11:18 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:50 AM HST.
Sunset 6:45 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A very large northwest swell (310-320) peaked at the upstream buoys (51001 and 51101) yesterday evening and is on the down trend. Based on the typical travel times from those buoys, the swell should be peaking early this morning locally. Due to the proximity of the source low around 600 NM north of Molokai, there are quite a mix of periods, ranging from around 10 to 18 seconds, making for very rough and messy conditions. This swell will continue to generate warning-level surf along north and west facing shores of most of the smaller islands, as well as leeward Big Island shores. Due to the lingering swell, the High Surf Warning has been extended through tonight. The combination of the northwest swell and westerly wind waves will lead to overwash of some coastal infrastructure and beach erosion today, as well. This swell will gradually subside late tonight into Friday as the parent low moves away to the northeast. A moderate, medium-period NNW (330-340) swell will move through beginning late Friday, keeping surf elevated, but below advisory level into the weekend. No other significant swells expected.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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