Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for August 19, 2026

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Shores Tonight Wednesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
West Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
South Facing 4-6 4-6 3-5 3-5
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.1 feet 04:36 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 12:02 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 1.0 feet 03:15 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 05:37 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 01:24 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.8 feet 08:59 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.6 feet 10:00 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:16 AM HST.
Sunset 7:06 PM HST.

Swell Summary

PacIOOS buoy Barber's Point has slowly have dropped over the past 24 hours to around 2 feet of swell at 13 seconds as of this afternoon. Surf along south facing shores will continue declining through midweek as south swell fades. Another long period south swell generated from gales just south and east of New Zealand will begin arriving late this week. Surf along east facing shores will also continue to fade as background flow becomes weaker. North facing shores will remain tiny throughout the week.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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