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Kauai Surf Forecast for April 12, 2023

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Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 6-8 5-7 5-7 5-7
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
East Facing 7-9 7-9 6-8 6-8
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 PM, then mostly
sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.0 feet 11:53 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.0 feet 01:15 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:20 AM HST.
Sunset 6:56 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.9 feet 09:21 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 05:44 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.7 feet 10:22 PM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 0.3 feet 09:33 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 01:42 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.2 feet 07:06 AM HST.
High 0.3 feet 10:34 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 03:04 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:57 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Recent nearshore buoy observations confirm that Tuesday's 6 to 8 foot north northeast (350-040 degree) swell that peaked surf along north- facing shores yesterday afternoon is on its way down. A small, medium period northwest (320 degree) swell is scheduled to arrive Friday into Saturday. East-facing shores will experience elevated rough wave conditions in response to several days of an upstream fresh trade fetch producing high, short period wind wave chop. East surf at some locations may near High Surf Advisory (HSA) levels later today but many eastern exposures will come in under the 10 foot HSA threshold. Surf along northeastern exposures will remain elevated, as well, as these shores will receive both the fading north northeast swell and east trade wind swell energy. Small, background south swell energy will maintain knee to chest high surf along many southern shores with a small medium period south southwest bump arriving Thursday.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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