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Kauai Surf Forecast for January 20, 2026

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Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 6-8 8-10 8-10 10-14
West Facing 4-6 6-8 6-8 7-10
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Partly sunny until 6 PM, then partly
cloudy until 12 AM, then clear.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 0.7 feet 02:57 PM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 08:10 PM HST.
High 2.2 feet 04:04 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 0.6 feet 03:58 PM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 09:32 PM HST.
High 2.0 feet 05:05 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.2 feet 10:36 AM HST.
High 0.8 feet 03:44 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.2 feet 11:58 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 04:45 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:18 AM HST.
Sunset 6:18 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A moderate, long period, northwest swell is expected to arrive in the islands early Tuesday, and linger into the middle of the week, and slowly subside during the end of the week. This swell will maintain elevated surf near advisory levels along exposed north and west facing shores.

East shore surf will remain small into Tuesday as winds taper off. Surf will increase a little bit as the northeast winds pick up along the front, but mostly impact Kauai and Oahu. There are no noteworthy swells for the next few days for south facing shores.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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