Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for March 18, 2026

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HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES


Shores Today Thursday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 12-16 10-15 7-10 6-8
West Facing 7-10 6-8 4-6 3-5
South Facing 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7
East Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.1 feet 08:14 AM HST.
High 1.4 feet 02:47 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.1 feet 09:36 AM HST.
High 1.3 feet 03:48 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:42 AM HST.
Sunset 6:48 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature Around 70.
Winds South winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low 0.0 feet 08:14 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 02:50 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.0 feet 09:36 PM HST.
High 1.4 feet 03:51 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.2 feet 08:37 AM HST.
High 1.6 feet 03:30 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.2 feet 09:59 AM HST.
High 1.5 feet 04:31 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:41 AM HST.
Sunset 6:48 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A moderate medium period north-northwest swell continues to fill in early this morning as the High Surf Advisory has been extended through the afternoon for north facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Maui. Surf will gradually decline through Friday as the swell shifts out of the north and north- northeast. A new small to moderate long period west- northwest swell is expected to arrive late Saturday and hold through early next week. Surf along south shores will see moderate surf just below High Surf Advisory criteria as the long period south swell continues to fill in this morning and will hold through Thursday. Surf along east facing shores will remain well below average due to the lack of trades locally and upstream. The exception will be for east facing shores exposed to north- northeast swells Thursday through the weekend.

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Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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