Kauai Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 17, 2024

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Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 5-7 8-12 18-24 18-24
West Facing 3-5 6-8 14-18 14-18
South Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 10 AM, then partly sunny.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.3 feet 11:46 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 03:40 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.4 feet 01:08 PM HST.
High 0.5 feet 04:41 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:09 AM HST.
Sunset 5:57 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.1 feet 08:48 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 05:08 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.2 feet 10:10 PM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.3 feet 12:30 PM HST.
High 0.6 feet 04:38 PM HST.
Nawiliwili High 2.2 feet 06:09 AM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 01:52 PM HST.
High 0.5 feet 05:39 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:10 AM HST.
Sunset 5:58 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Small surf remains in the short term forecast as we wait for the offshore buoys to respond to the next large NNW swell. We continue to forecast increasing swell energy from the NNW swell moving into the islands later today, bringing a modest increase in surf heights for N and W facing shores by this afternoon. Surf heights will then rise more significantly starting later tonight through Friday, necessitating a High Surf Warning for exposed shores during its peak on Thursday and Friday. Another XL NNW swell is anticipated to arrive in Hawaiian waters by this weekend.

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Small surf remains in the forecast for S and E facing shores. E shore surf will stay small through the week as trade winds are disrupted. Surf along S facing shores will remain seasonally small, mainly due to short period background swell.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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