Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for August 27, 2026

Published August 26, 2026 • 8:00 PM HST
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Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
West Facing 2-4 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 3-5 4-6 4-6 5-7
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.4 feet 08:29 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 02:01 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 2.1 feet 03:18 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 09:51 PM HST.
High 1.1 feet 03:02 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.1 feet 07:17 AM HST.
High 2.2 feet 02:43 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.1 feet 08:39 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:44 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:59 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, long period south swell will continue to fill in overnight and peak Thursday afternoon into Friday. This swell could push surf towards advisory thresholds before slowly fading over the weekend.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf along east facing shores will remain rough and choppy due to persistent trade wind swell. A small, medium period east swell from Tropical Storm Iselle may fill in Friday, peak Saturday before slowly fading into early next week.

Surf along north facing shores will remain tiny to flat.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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