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Kauai Surf Forecast for May 17, 2024

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HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 8-12 7-10 5-7 5-7
West Facing 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8
South Facing 7-10 7-10 7-10 7-10
East Facing 0-2 0-2 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Cloudy. Showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.1 feet 12:11 PM HST.
Low 0.5 feet 05:01 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.1 feet 06:26 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 01:12 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:57 AM HST.
Sunset 7:11 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.2 feet 11:02 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:20 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.6 feet 06:23 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 12:03 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.4 feet 12:42 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.0 feet 06:42 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 01:43 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:57 AM HST.
Sunset 7:11 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south facing shores will remain up through early next week due to expected overlapping, long-period south-southwest swells. The first swell will peak today, then linger through Saturday, likely hovering around the advisory level. Expect rough conditions for most southern exposures today due to a combination of the onshore winds, swell, and periodic heavy showers moving through over the western end of the state. As this swell slowly eases later in the weekend, a fresh, long-period south-southwest swell will begin to fill in through the day Sunday. This will peak near the advisory level early next week before easing through midweek. The ongoing short-period northwest swell will keep surf along north and west facing shores up into Saturday before easing. Surf along east facing shores will remain well below average through the weekend. An upward trend is possible next week as the trades return locally and far upstream over the eastern Pacific.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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