Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for March 20, 2026

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

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers with isolated
thunderstorms.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.6 feet 03:30 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 09:05 PM HST.
High 1.3 feet 03:17 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.5 feet 04:31 PM HST.
Low 0.1 feet 10:27 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 04:18 AM HST.
FRIDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with
isolated thunderstorms.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.2 feet 09:02 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 04:17 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.3 feet 10:24 AM HST.
High 1.7 feet 05:18 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:40 AM HST.
Sunset 6:49 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, medium period north swell will continue a slow decline as it shifts out of the north-northeast Friday. A moderate reinforcing north-northeast swell is due Saturday and Sunday, and a small, overlapping west-northwest swell is expected to arrive late Saturday and hold into Monday. Early next week, a potentially larger pulse of medium period north-northeast swell could produce surf near the High Surf Advisory level. Aside from areas exposed to wrapping north swell, surf along east facing shores will remain well below average through the weekend. As northeast trade winds develop early next week, rough surf will return to east facing shores, and some areas exposed to the north-northeast swell may approach the advisory level.

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ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

A moderate south swell will diminish tonight and Friday, followed by a small south-southwest swell this weekend into Monday. Smaller surf is expected along south facing shores through the remainder of the week.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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