Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for March 16, 2026

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Shores Today Tuesday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 7-10 7-10 10-14 10-14
West Facing 7-10 7-10 7-10 7-10
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
REST OF TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.0 feet 01:26 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.1 feet 08:58 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 02:27 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:44 AM HST.
Sunset 6:47 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.1 feet 06:42 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 01:55 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.1 feet 08:04 PM HST.
High 1.7 feet 02:56 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 70s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.0 feet 07:54 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 02:05 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.0 feet 09:16 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 03:06 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:43 AM HST.
Sunset 6:48 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Surf along south facing shores will trend down lower today as south to southwesterly winds ease. A new long period south swell will then arrive late tonight and Tuesday, giving a nice and extended boost to south shore surf through late this week.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

A moderate sized short-period west swell associated with the recent kona storm will affect north and west facing shores today, but surf will remain below advisory levels. This west swell will lower tonight and Tuesday, while a new medium-period north-northwest swell fills in. This north-northwest swell could bring surf up close to advisory levels Tuesday night and Wednesday, with the swell then shifting more northerly and lowering below advisory levels Thursday into next weekend.

Surf along east facing shores will remain well below normal levels through late in the week as trade winds over and upstream of the islands appear to remain mostly disrupted.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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