Kauai Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 20, 2025

Play
Listen to this Article
2 minutes
Loading Audio... Article will play after ad...
Playing in :00
A
A
A


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 8-12 9-12 7-10 6-8
West Facing 4-6 5-7 3-5 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 4-6 4-6 3-5 2-4
REST OF TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.4 feet 10:28 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 02:13 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.4 feet 11:50 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 03:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:11 AM HST.
Sunset 5:59 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.2 feet 07:39 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 03:58 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.2 feet 09:01 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 04:59 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.4 feet 11:04 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 02:51 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.4 feet 12:26 PM HST.
High 0.5 feet 03:52 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:11 AM HST.
Sunset 5:59 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Overlapping, moderate, medium period north swells will produce surf below the High Surf Advisory level during the peak this afternoon and evening. North swell will gradually decline Sunday through Tuesday. A similarly sized north-northeast swell is expected to arrive late Wednesday and persist through Friday, with the largest swells favoring the eastern end of the island chain.

For east facing shores, wrapping north swell will produce moderate surf across exposed coastlines through the weekend, while sheltered areas will experience small surf. Returning trade winds will produce building surf on Monday, with rough conditions above seasonal average possible Tuesday and Wednesday. As trade winds over and upwind of the islands ease late Wednesday, east shore surf will decline below average by Christmas. Surf along south facing shores will remain very small through the week.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

ADVERTISEMENT

Sponsored Content

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Stay in-the-know with daily
headlines delivered straight to your inbox.
Cancel
×

Comments

This comments section is a public community forum for the purpose of free expression. Although Kauai Now encourages respectful communication only, some content may be considered offensive. Please view at your own discretion. View Comments