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Kauai Surf Forecast for December 08, 2023

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Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 9-12 12-16 10-15
West Facing 2-4 5-7 8-12 8-12
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.7 feet 06:12 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 10:52 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:07 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.8 feet 07:34 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 11:53 AM HST.
Sunrise 7:04 AM HST.
Sunset 5:54 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.9 feet 01:00 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.0 feet 06:29 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 02:01 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.6 feet 07:11 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 11:31 AM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 05:32 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.7 feet 08:33 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 12:32 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:05 AM HST.
Sunset 5:54 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, medium-period north swell will maintain elevated surf levels along north facing shores this morning. A moderate, medium- period northwest swell (320 deg) is slated to arrive this afternoon and build down the island chain through the evening. This swell will increase surf along north and west facing shores, likely reaching the High Surf Advisory threshold as it peaks late tonight into early Saturday morning. Surf will lower slightly as we head into the new week, but remain elevated due to another northerly pulse set to arrive Sunday night. A larger, moderate-period northwest swell (320 deg) is forecast to move through the local waters Tuesday through the middle of next week, peaking well above advisory level, then becoming more northerly (340-350 deg) as it slowly decreases heading into Thursday.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf along east facing shores will continue to smooth out as winds become light today. Beginning Sunday, rough and choppy surf will return to east facing beaches as easterly trades return. Along south facing shores, only small background swell energy is expected through the forecast period.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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