Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for May 24, 2026

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

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds East winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.6 feet 09:14 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 04:10 AM HST.
Nawiliwili Low 0.5 feet 03:22 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 10:15 PM HST.
Low 0.0 feet 05:32 AM HST.
SUNDAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 1.2 feet 11:16 AM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 03:52 PM HST.
Nawiliwili High 1.1 feet 12:17 PM HST.
Low 0.6 feet 05:14 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:55 AM HST.
Sunset 7:14 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Choppy and rough surf can be expected along east-facing shores through the rest of the weekend. Based on nearshore buoy observations from today, surf along east-facing shores is expected to remain just below advisory thresholds through the weekend. It will then trend down as trade wind speeds gradually ease locally and upstream.

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A small, moderate period north-northwest swell will peak tonight, then gradually decline Sunday into Monday. This will provide a small boost in surf heights along north and west facing shores. A slightly larger northwest swell will fill in Tuesday and peak Wednesday, which could bring near to slightly above average summertime surf for north and west facing shores.

A small, long period south swell will peak this evening, resulting in surf at near or slightly above average. This swell will begin to fade on Sunday. Another similar south swell will slowly fill in Tuesday, peak Wednesday, then slowly fade during the second half of next week.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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