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Kauai Surf Forecast for January 24, 2024

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HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 10-15 14-18 18-22 15-20
West Facing 8-12 10-14 12-16 10-14
South Facing 2-4 3-5 3-5 3-5
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Frequent showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Southwest winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.2 feet 09:32 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 01:54 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.3 feet 10:54 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 02:55 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:18 AM HST.
Sunset 6:21 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.3 feet 07:04 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 03:06 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.3 feet 08:26 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 04:07 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.2 feet 09:50 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 02:30 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.3 feet 11:12 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 03:31 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:18 AM HST.
Sunset 6:21 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current west northwest swell will hold near High Surf Advisory (HSA) level surf along many north and west-facing shores today. This swell will gradually decline this morning but will still provide the occasional advisory level sets through the day. A reinforcing moderate size, medium period west northwest swell arriving tonight into Thursday will warrant holding onto the ongoing HSA. Because of the more westerly direction of these recent swells, Oahu and Maui's north- facing shores may experience some minor shadowing by Kauai. However, coastal areas of west Big Island better exposed to this west component will likely continue to see minor overwash onto the most vulnerable low lying roadways and partially-inundated beaches through the good part of the day. A large west-northwest swell early next week will again result in these coastal inundation hazards. East-facing shore light wind wave chop due to the absence of trades. South-facing shore surf will remain small except for those areas better exposed to west wrap.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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