Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for April 16, 2026

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Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
West Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-5
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. A chance of showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.3 feet 07:18 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 02:35 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.3 feet 08:40 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 03:36 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:17 AM HST.
Sunset 6:58 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.2 feet 08:29 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 02:09 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.2 feet 09:51 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:10 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Cloudy. A chance of showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.3 feet 07:45 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:18 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.4 feet 09:07 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 04:19 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:16 AM HST.
Sunset 6:58 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, short-period, NNW swell will continue to fade out today. Small background energy from the west will be possible this weekend into early next week from Typhoon Sinlaku, but confidence remains low. A much larger northwest to west-northwest swell is possible towards the end of next week as Typhoon Sinlaku makes an extratropical transition early next week.

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A small to moderate, medium-period, SSE swell will boost surf along S shores through Friday then lower over the weekend. Surf along E shores remains below the seasonal average as trades remain light. However, increasing trades by week's end should brings a slight bump to surf. Low pressure advancing S along the W coast of the US next week sends a small, medium period NE swell toward the islands by midweek.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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