Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for March 19, 2026

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Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 7-10 6-8 5-7 5-7
West Facing 5-7 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 6-8 6-8 4-6 4-6
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.2 feet 08:37 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 03:30 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.2 feet 09:59 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 04:31 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:41 AM HST.
Sunset 6:48 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds South winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.1 feet 09:05 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 03:17 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.1 feet 10:27 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 04:18 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.2 feet 09:02 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 04:17 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.3 feet 10:24 AM HST.
High 1.7 feet 05:18 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:40 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A moderate, medium period north swell will continue to trend down today, with moderate surf along north facing shores becoming small by this afternoon. The swell continues to gradually decline on Friday as it shifts out of the north-northeast, but experiences a small reinforcing pulse out of the north on Saturday. A new small to moderate long period west-northwest swell is expected to arrive late Saturday and hold through early next week, which will keep at least small surf along west facing shores.

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South shores will see continued moderate surf just below advisory criteria as a long period south swell holds on today before diminishing tonight. The next small, long period south swell will fill in Saturday and peak Sunday, providing a small boost in surf along south facing shores before fading into early next week. Surf along east facing shores will remain well below average due to the lack of trades locally and upstream through the weekend. The exception will be for east facing shores exposed to north-northeast swells through the weekend. Choppy surf along east facing shores looks to trend up next week with increasing east to northeasterly winds.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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