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Kauai Surf Forecast for December 20, 2023

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HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 8-12 9-12 10-14
West Facing 2-4 5-7 6-8 7-10
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
East Facing 8-12 8-12 5-7 2-4
TODAY

Weather Cloudy. Frequent showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds East winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.5 feet 08:55 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 03:41 PM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.4 feet 09:56 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:03 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:11 AM HST.
Sunset 5:59 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Occasional showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.6 feet 11:24 PM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 04:53 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.5 feet 12:25 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds East winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.2 feet 09:46 AM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 04:13 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.9 feet 06:15 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 10:47 AM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 05:35 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:11 AM HST.
Sunset 5:59 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Moderate size, short period northeast swell has remained fairly steady with little to no decline. Thus, with little reprieve from stronger trade flow, the swell remains elevated enough to warrant extending the High Surf Advisory (HSA) for east-facing shores through the day. East shore surf is expected to eventually fall below advisory heights this evening or early Thursday. A small, medium period northwest swell will boost north northwest-facing surf a bit today but remain well below advisory levels through Thursday. A larger northwest swell is scheduled to arrive late Thursday and this swell will likely lift north and west-facing shore surf to HSA levels as it peaks out early Friday. While confidence remains low, the next northwest swell that will come in just after Christmas may be high enough to produce XL warning level surf along north shores. A small, medium to long period south to southwest swell passing through late this week will keep south shore surf from going completely flat.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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