Kauai Surf Forecast for January 30, 2024
Photo Credit: Sebastian Gabriel
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 15-20 | 18-22 | 14-18 | 10-15 |
| West Facing | 12-16 | 14-18 | 14-18 | 10-15 |
| South Facing | 3-5 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 5-7 |
| East Facing | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||||
| Winds | North winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||||
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| Sunrise | 7:16 AM HST. | |||||||
| Sunset | 6:25 PM HST. | |||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. | |||||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast after midnight. |
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| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | |||||||
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| High Temperature | Around 80. | |||||||
| Winds | Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. |
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| Sunrise | 7:16 AM HST. | |||||||
| Sunset | 6:25 PM HST. | |||||||
Swell Summary
A High Surf Advisory (HSA) remains in effect for most north and west facing shores of the smaller islands in addition to west facing shores of the Big Island. A large WNW swell will drive surf up above advisory levels today. Surf will peak tonight and then gradually decline on Wednesday.
As the WNW swell eases Wednesday through Thursday, guidance shows a mix of a moderate N to NNE and WNW swell moving through. The NNE component will become the dominant swell Thursday night through Friday. This swell will likely result in advisory level surf for exposed coasts.
Surf along E facing shores will remain small through the next several days due to a lack of trade winds. An upward trend is expected later in the week and into the weekend as the NNE swell builds and strong trades return. Surf and seas along S facing shores will remain rough and choppy through tonight due to short- period SW wind waves. A downward trend is expected Tuesday through midweek as winds weaken and change direction.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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