Kauai Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for April 20, 2023

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Shores Today Friday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 6-8 6-8 2-4 2-4
West Facing 4-6 4-6 1-3 1-3
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-2
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.3 feet 07:58 AM HST.
High 2.0 feet 03:30 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.3 feet 09:20 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 04:31 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:13 AM HST.
Sunset 6:59 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.3 feet 09:37 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 02:51 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.3 feet 10:59 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 03:52 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.3 feet 08:24 AM HST.
High 2.1 feet 04:10 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.3 feet 09:46 AM HST.
High 1.9 feet 05:11 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:13 AM HST.
Sunset 7:00 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current moderate sized (short to medium period) west- northwest swell will peak today, then gradually decline through Saturday. A new long-period northwest swell is forecast to arrive Friday night, build through the day Saturday, then peak Saturday night into Sunday. A reinforcing long period northwest swell will move in Sunday night, peak on Monday, then slowly lower through the middle of next week.

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Surf along south facing shores will remain tiny through Friday. A new long-period south swell will arrive Friday night, peak over the weekend, and then slowly decline through the middle of next week. This swell will give south shore surf a noticeable boost to near the summertime average Saturday through Monday.

Surf along east facing shores will remain small through the middle of next week.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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