Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for April 17, 2026

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Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 2-4 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
REST OF 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 fades this afternoon into tonight. Small background energy from the W this weekend into next week from Typhoon Sinlaku, but confidence remains low. A much larger NW to WNW swell is possible towards the end of next week as Typhoon Sinlaku transitions to extratropical early next week.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

A small to moderate, medium-period, SSE swell boosts surf along S shores through Friday then lowers 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 then sends a small, medium period NE swell toward the islands by midweek.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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