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Kauai Surf Forecast for October 17, 2023

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HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES


Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 18-24 25-35 25-35 20-30
West Facing 12-16 18-24 18-24 15-20
South Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 5-7
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.6 feet 10:53 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 03:11 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.7 feet 12:15 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 04:12 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:34 AM HST.
Sunset 6:11 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly clear.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.1 feet 09:00 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 05:16 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.1 feet 10:22 PM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.7 feet 12:25 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 03:13 PM HST.
Nawiliwili High 2.1 feet 06:17 AM HST.
Low 0.8 feet 01:47 PM HST.
High 0.8 feet 04:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:35 AM HST.
Sunset 6:11 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current northwest swell is on the rise and expected to produce warning level surf along north and west facing shores today and into Wednesday. Surf should rapidly rise today, and likely peak tonight through Wednesday. As this swell declines late Wednesday through rest of the week, the swell direction will veer more northerly Thursday into Friday. For the Big Island much of this swell will be blocked by the smaller islands, however, surf low end advisory surf is expected today through Wednesday.

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Along south facing shores, a series of south-southwest swells will keep surf well above the October average through much of the work week. The current south-southwest swell will be reinforced by a slightly larger south-southwest swell Wednesday into Thursday. East shore surf will generally remain small during the next 7 days, but surf breaks exposed to wrap from the northwest or the south should see larger surf.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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