Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for October 23, 2026

Published October 22, 2026 • 8:00 PM HST
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Shores Tonight Friday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.2 feet 06:10 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 01:01 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.2 feet 07:32 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 02:02 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.5 feet 06:27 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 12:38 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.6 feet 07:49 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 01:39 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:37 AM HST.
Sunset 6:07 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, medium-period northwest swell will arrive overnight and provide a small boost to surf along north-facing shores on Friday. A moderate, medium-period north-northwest swell will build late Saturday and peak around seasonal average on Sunday. As this swell declines on Monday, a long-period west-northwest swell will arrive, maintaining small to moderate surf into the middle of next week.

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Small background level surf will prevail along south-facing shores through Friday. A small to moderate south-southwest swell is expected to boost surf to around seasonal average this weekend into early next week.

Along east-facing shores, trade-wind swell will continue to decrease through Friday, though a small, medium-period northeast swell may maintain small surf through Saturday. Aside from wrapping north- northwest swell in exposed areas, east shore surf should remain below seasonal average much of next week.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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