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Kauai Surf Forecast for January 20, 2024

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HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES


Shores Today Sunday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 14-18 20-25 25-35 20-30
West Facing 12-16 18-22 20-25 18-24
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.2 feet 04:05 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.2 feet 05:27 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:18 AM HST.
Sunset 6:18 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 2.2 feet 12:40 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 2.0 feet 01:41 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.4 feet 08:34 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 11:28 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 04:54 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.4 feet 09:56 AM HST.
High 0.4 feet 12:29 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:18 AM HST.
Sunset 6:18 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A large to extra large long period west-northwest has begun to fill in this morning that will peak tonight and Sunday for north and west facing shores. Due to the significant westerly component of this swell, shadowing could produce varying surf heights on Oahu and Maui County, and west facing shores of the Big Island all the way up to Mahukona will experience significant impacts, including overwash onto vulnerable coastal roadways and beaches. This swell will decline Sunday night and Monday, followed by a smaller pulse of west- northwest swell Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Surf along east facing shores will remain small into next week due to a lack of easterly trade winds upstream of the islands. A small pulse of south-southwest swell will fade Saturday, with little to no southerly swell expected through the rest of the week.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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