Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for October 17, 2025

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

Weather Cloudy until 12 PM, then partly sunny.
Occasional showers and a chance of
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.9 feet 12:22 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.5 feet 06:56 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 01:23 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:34 AM HST.
Sunset 6:11 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.2 feet 06:27 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 01:10 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.2 feet 07:49 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 02:11 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.5 feet 06:26 AM HST.
High 1.7 feet 12:52 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.5 feet 07:48 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 01:53 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:35 AM HST.
Sunset 6:11 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Two moderate, long period NW and NNW swells moving through the Hawaii region will keep surf heights elevated along N and W facing shores through the end of the week. Surf along N and W facing shores slowly trends down on Sunday. A hurricane force low E of Japan will bring another round of moderate, long period NW swell into the islands building surf heights along N and W facing shores from next Wednesday onward. This next long period swell may possibly reach low end High Surf Advisory levels from Wednesday into Thursday if we add a one to two foot upward adjustment to swell heights as compared to the ECMWF Wave model.

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A series of small, medium to long period S to SW swells filter into the area into the weekend, keeping S shores from going flat. Short period surf along E shores picks up through the weekend as trade winds strengthen.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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