Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for March 17, 2026

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Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 8-12 9-12 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
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
north after midnight.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.0 feet 01:26 PM HST.
Low -0.1 feet 06:42 PM HST.
High 1.8 feet 01:55 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 0.9 feet 02:27 PM HST.
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 S shores is trending down as S to SW winds ease. A new long period south swell will then arrive late tonight and Tuesday giving an extended boost to S shore surf through late this week.

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A moderate short-period W swell associated with the recent kona storm is affecting N and W facing shores today, but surf remains below the advisory threshold. The short-period W swell will lower tonight and Tuesday while a new medium-period NNW swell fills in. This NNW swell could elevate surf to near the advisory threshold Tuesday night and Wednesday. The swell then shifts more N and lowers Thursday into the weekend.

Surf along E facing shores will remain well below normal through late week as trades over and upstream of the islands remain disrupted.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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