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Kauai Surf Forecast for January 30, 2026

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HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES


Shores Today Saturday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 18-22 20-30 20-25 15-20
West Facing 15-20 20-25 15-20 12-16
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
REST OF TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds North winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.2 feet 08:36 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 12:49 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.2 feet 09:58 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 01:50 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:16 AM HST.
Sunset 6:25 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.4 feet 06:03 PM HST.
High 2.5 feet 02:09 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.4 feet 07:25 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 03:10 AM HST.
SATURDAY

Weather Mostly sunny.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.2 feet 08:58 AM HST.
High 0.7 feet 01:40 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.2 feet 10:20 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 02:41 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:16 AM HST.
Sunset 6:25 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Large overlapping northwest swells will impact the islands over the next couple of days. The first moderate to large, long period northwest swell is peaking early this morning. A bigger and longer period northwest (300-320 degree) overlapping swell is expected to fill in during the day today. This second swell is expected to peak this afternoon and evening, pushing surf heights above warning levels later today into Saturday for select north and west facing shores. A High Surf Warning (HSW) has been issued for north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai. A High Surf Advisory (HSA) also remains in effect for north facing shores of Maui and west facing shores of the Big Island. These large northwest swells will decline from Saturday into early next week. Looking ahead, an extra large northwest (310-330 degree) swell may fill in from Tuesday through Wednesday of next week.

Surf along east-facing shores will remain small due to the lack of trades locally and upstream of the state. Surf along south- facing shores will also remain small over the next several days.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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