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Kauai Surf Forecast for January 17, 2023

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Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 10-14 10-14 8-12 8-12
West Facing 6-9 6-9 5-7 5-7
South Facing 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-2
East Facing 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-2
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.5 feet 07:40 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 09:38 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 04:16 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.2 feet 05:38 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:16 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Hazy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 60s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 2.2 feet 12:46 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 2.1 feet 01:47 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Hazy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.4 feet 08:08 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 11:13 AM HST.
Low -0.3 feet 05:06 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.4 feet 09:30 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 12:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:19 AM HST.
Sunset 6:16 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current large northwest swell has dropped just below advisory levels early this morning, and as a result the High Surf Advisory has been cancelled. Surf along north and west facing shores is not expected to drop much today however, with a slight decline then expected tonight. A couple new reinforcing northwest swells are expected Wednesday and Thursday, although surf heights should remain below advisory levels. A new large northwest swell could bring another round of advisory level surf to north and west facing shores on Friday, with a dip below advisory levels forecast for Saturday, followed by a potential extra large event Sunday through Monday with surf heights well above warning thresholds.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

The current small south swell will continue to decline today, with only background south swell energy expected Wednesday through the weekend. A new small long-period south swell could give south shore surf a minor boost early next week. East shore surf will remain small and well below normal through the upcoming weekend due to the lack of trade winds over and upstream of the islands. Returning trades could give surf a boost along east facing shores early next week.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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