Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for May 13, 2026

May 12, 2026, 8:00 PM HST
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Shores
Tonight
Wednesday




Surf

Surf




PM
AM
AM
PM 




North Facing
2-4
2-4
2-4
4-6 




West Facing
1-3
1-3
1-3
3-5 




South Facing
2-4
2-4
2-4
1-3 




East Facing
2-4
2-4
2-4
2-4 







TONIGHT







Weather
Partly sunny until 6 PM, then partly

                            cloudy. Isolated showers. 		




Low Temperature
In the lower 70s. 




Winds
East winds around 15 mph.











Tides




   Hanalei Bay
Low 0.4 feet 05:44 PM HST.




High 1.2 feet 11:29 PM HST.




Low -0.2 feet 05:32 AM HST.




   Nawiliwili
High 1.3 feet 01:21 PM HST.




Low 0.5 feet 07:06 PM HST.




High 1.1 feet 12:30 AM HST.
















WEDNESDAY







Weather
Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. 




High Temperature
In the mid 80s. 




Winds
East winds around 15 mph.











Tides




   Hanalei Bay
High 1.8 feet 12:59 PM HST.




   Nawiliwili
Low -0.2 feet 06:54 AM HST.




High 1.7 feet 02:00 PM HST.











Sunrise
5:59 AM HST. 




Sunset
7:09 PM HST.









Swell Summary




A small short to medium period NW swell will slowly decrease through tonight. A small long period NW swell then arrives by Wednesday afternoon and peaks on Thursday. Expect small surf to continue along N and W facing shores. 


The small long period s swell declines through the week. Another small long period S swell arrives on Saturday, maintaining elevated surf along S shores. Slightly elevated surf along E facing shores continues until trades weaken this weekend. 




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    Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com


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