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Kauai Surf Forecast for November 18, 2025

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Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 3-5 4-6 5-7
West Facing 2-4 1-3 2-4 3-5
South Facing 1-3 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.0 feet 06:09 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 02:00 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.0 feet 07:31 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:01 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.6 feet 08:21 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 12:54 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.6 feet 09:43 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 01:55 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:51 AM HST.
Sunset 5:54 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, short period NE and a small, medium period NW swell will continue to slowly decline into Tuesday. A pair of overlapping small to moderate, long period NNW (310-340 degree) swells will arrive Tuesday, peaking Wednesday. Surf could peak near or above High Surf Advisory (HSA) thresholds along exposed N and W facing shores before gradually declining Wednesday night through the end of the week. Another overlapping small, short to medium period N (350-010 degree) swell arrives Thursday into Friday. Then another moderate, long period NW (310-330 degree) swell arrives Friday, peaking near HSA thresholds over the weekend.

Surf along E facing shores will continue to decline tonight into Tuesday due to the weakening of the local and upstream trade winds. As a new high pressure builds N of the state Wednesday through Thursday, rough and choppy surf along E shores could near HSA levels. For S shores, periods of tiny background south swell energy will continue to move through keeping surf from going flat.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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