Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for May 01, 2026

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Shores Tonight Friday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 5-7 5-7 4-6 6-8
West Facing 3-5 3-5 2-4 4-6
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-4
East Facing 2-4 3-5 4-6 4-6
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 2.0 feet 02:38 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 08:49 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 01:47 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.8 feet 03:39 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 10:11 PM HST.
High 0.7 feet 02:48 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.2 feet 07:19 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 03:10 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.3 feet 08:41 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 04:11 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:05 AM HST.
Sunset 7:04 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current small, northwest to north-northwest (320-335 degree), swell will slowly decline into Friday and produce near average surf along north facing beaches. A compact storm-force low developed just east of the Kuril Island on Monday and tracked toward the Aleutian Islands for a few days. This storm should send a moderate, long-period northwest (320 degree) swell towards the islands late Friday into Saturday and generate above average surf along north and west facing shores on Saturday. Average H1/10 heights for north facing shores is 6 feet for the month of May (Goddard-Caldwell Database).

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Surf along south-facing shores will remain small through the rest of this work week, with mainly background south to southwest swell expected. A small, long period, south-southwest pulse should arrive late Friday and give a bump up to south facing shores through this weekend.

Surf along east-facing shores will see a boost tonight into Friday as the trades briefly strengthen to widespread fresh to strong trade winds. Trades will then slowly weaken this weekend and allow surf along east-facing shores to decrease to below average levels by early next week.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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