Kauai Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 21, 2023

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

Weather Mostly cloudy. Occasional 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.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Showers likely.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 2.0 feet 12:11 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.8 feet 01:12 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Northeast winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.7 feet 06:33 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 10:38 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 04:45 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.7 feet 07:55 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 11:39 AM HST.
Sunrise 7:12 AM HST.
Sunset 5:59 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A moderate, medium period northwest swell will fill in slowly today, peak Friday before declining Saturday. A moderate to large long- period northwest swell is expected to fill in Sunday, peaking Sunday evening well into the High Surf Advisory criteria, and slowly drop Monday. Indications from forecast models is a large to extra large long- period northwest swell expected next week Tuesday into Wednesday above High Surf Warning levels.

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Surf along south facing shores will see a series of small long period background energy keeping the south shore from going completely flat over the next few days. Surf along east facing shores has continued to decline but its compounded by short period wind waves from ongoing trades.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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