Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for October 11, 2026

Published October 10, 2026 • 8:00 PM HST
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Shores Tonight Sunday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5
West Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 4-6 5-7 5-7 5-7
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
clear. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.5 feet 02:08 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 07:44 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 03:11 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.4 feet 03:09 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 09:06 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 04:12 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.5 feet 09:07 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 02:31 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.6 feet 10:29 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:32 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:32 AM HST.
Sunset 6:16 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A long-period south swell has been filling in today and will peak Sunday into Monday. This will maintain elevated surf along south and west- facing shores, but it will remain below advisory levels. South shore surf will decline slightly by the middle of next week, but will be followed by a new long period swell Wednesday night or Thursday.

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A medium-period northwest swell declines through the weekend as the source low pressure northwest of the Hawaiian Islands continues to weaken through Monday. This will cause small surf along north-facing shores to gradually fade today. A smaller long- period northwest swell is also forecast to move through the islands this weekend, which could prolong small surf through Sunday, but will fade by the beginning of next week. A small, long-period northwest swell is forecast to arrive on Monday and peak Tuesday, boosting north shore surf back to moderate levels. A moderate north- northwest swell is possible by the end of the week, depending on the evolution of a projected low in the north Pacific. Due to model discrepancies at this time, confidence on size is low.

Surf along east-facing shores will remain small as local winds remain fairly weak with only slight variations each day. Small, moderate-period west and east swells generated by multiple Pacific tropical cyclones are also moving through the islands this weekend.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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