Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for May 05, 2026

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Shores Tonight Tuesday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 7-10 7-10 6-8 5-7
West Facing 5-7 5-7 4-6 3-5
South Facing 3-5 2-4 2-4 1-3
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-3
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 2 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.9 feet 04:57 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 12:19 AM HST.
High 0.5 feet 03:17 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.8 feet 05:58 PM HST.
Low 0.4 feet 01:41 AM HST.
High 0.4 feet 04:18 AM HST.
TUESDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds North winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.1 feet 09:05 AM HST.
High 1.8 feet 05:41 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.1 feet 10:27 AM HST.
Sunrise 6:03 AM HST.
Sunset 7:05 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A moderate northwest swell will continue to build this evening and peak tonight into early Tuesday, producing surf above seasonal average along north and west facing shores. This swell will slowly decline through Wednesday. A larger northwest swell arriving on Wednesday could produce surf near the High Surf Advisory level Thursday, then lower Friday into next weekend.

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A south swell will gradually decrease tonight into Tuesday, with small pulses keeping surf from going flat for the latter half of the week.

Trade wind swell will remain below seasonal average for much of the week, keeping below average surf along east facing shores.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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