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Kauai Surf Forecast for November 18, 2025

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Shores Today Wednesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 5-7 10-14 10-14
West Facing 2-4 3-5 10-14 10-14
South Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 2-4 2-4 6-8 6-8
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.6 feet 08:21 AM HST.
High 1.0 feet 12:54 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.6 feet 09:43 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 01:55 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:51 AM HST.
Sunset 5:54 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.1 feet 06:32 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 02:30 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.1 feet 07:54 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 03:31 AM HST.
WEDNESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.5 feet 09:05 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 01:21 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.6 feet 10:27 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 02:22 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:51 AM HST.
Sunset 5:54 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Overlapping NW to NNW swells the rest of this week will keep surf heights boosted along exposed N and W facing shores. A pair of small to moderate, long period NNW (310-340 degree) swells will arrive today, peaking Wednesday near or above High Surf Advisory (HSA) levels, before gradually declining Wednesday night through the end of the week. Another overlapping small, short to medium period N (350-010 degree) swell arrives from Thursday into Friday. Then another moderate, long period NW (310-330 degree) swell arrives Friday, peaking near HSA thresholds over the weekend.

Surf along E facing shores will continue to decline this morning, but will be on the increase Wednesday through Thursday, due to a strengthening high to the north. This will bring rough and choppy surf along E shores which could reach near HSA levels. For S shores, periods of tiny background south swell energy will continue to move through keeping surf from going flat.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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