Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for March 13, 2026

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Shores Tonight Friday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 6-8
West Facing 4-6 4-6 4-6 5-7
South Facing 3-5 3-5 4-6 6-8
East Facing 2-4 2-4 1-3 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Cloudy. Occasional showers and
scattered thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds South winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.1 feet 03:05 PM HST.
High 1.6 feet 11:46 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.1 feet 04:27 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 12:47 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Cloudy. Occasional showers and
scattered thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds South winds around 20 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.2 feet 07:09 AM HST.
High 0.4 feet 11:27 AM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 04:18 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.3 feet 08:31 AM HST.
High 0.4 feet 12:28 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:40 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:47 AM HST.
Sunset 6:46 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A series of small, short to medium period west-northwest swells will bring small surf to north and west facing shores through the remainder of the week. Kauai will block some of this swell energy from reaching Oahu and Maui, but it will make it into the west facing shores of the Big Island. The next west-northwest swell is expected to build Friday into the weekend. Additionally, a small, medium period north swell originating from Alaska Peninsula gap winds is expected to arrive tonight and continue into the weekend.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Rough and choppy surf will continue along south-facing shores due to the southerly wind direction. These south winds will intensify tonight into Friday, causing south shore surf to build Friday into the weekend, likely reaching advisory levels. Once southerly winds diminish early next week, a small to moderate, long-period south swell generated by a gale force low east-southeast of New Zealand will arrive along south-facing shores and build into midweek.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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