Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for May 21, 2026

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Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-2
West Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
East Facing 5-7 5-7 6-8 6-8
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly sunny until 6 PM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 2.2 feet 06:31 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 02:19 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 2.1 feet 07:32 PM HST.
Low 0.2 feet 03:41 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 0.4 feet 06:39 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 10:55 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 0.4 feet 07:40 AM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 12:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:56 AM HST.
Sunset 7:13 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Small, short- to medium-period north-northwest swell energy will decline through Thursday. The next small north-northwest swell will move into the Hawaii region on Saturday, increasing surf heights along north- and west-facing shores through the weekend.

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A series of small, long-period south swells will support near- average surf along south-facing shores over the next several days. Meanwhile, strengthening trades maintain elevated surf along east- facing shores into next week.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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