Kauai Surf 
HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES
Kauai Surf Forecast for December 20, 2022
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HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Today | Wednesday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 30-40 | 30-40 | 20-30 | 22-26 |
| West Facing | 20-30 | 20-30 | 18-24 | 15-20 |
| South Facing | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| East Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
TODAY
| Weather | Partly sunny. Scattered showers. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | |||||||||
| Winds | West winds 15 to 20 mph. | |||||||||
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| Sunrise | 7:11 AM HST. | |||||||||
| Sunset | 5:59 PM HST. | |||||||||
TONIGHT
| Weather | Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. | |||||||
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| Low Temperature | In the upper 60s. | |||||||
| Winds | Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. | |||||||
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WEDNESDAY
| Weather | Mostly sunny. Isolated showers. | ||||||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 70s. | ||||||||
| Winds | Southwest winds around 5 mph. | ||||||||
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| Sunrise | 7:11 AM HST. | ||||||||
| Sunset | 5:59 PM HST. | ||||||||
Swell Summary
An extra large, long lived northwest swell continues to rise through the day today before declining Wednesday. There is high potential for wave run- up onto vulnerable roadways and coastal areas in the warning areas today. Expect another large northwest swell towards the end of the week reaching High Surf Advisory levels.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
Surf along east facing shores remains flat except for areas that are exposed to the northwest swell wrap through Wednesday. South and west facing shores will also see an increase in short- period wind waves today due to the strong onshore winds. A tiny south swell looks to arrive Thursday.
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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