Kaua‘i Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for July 16, 2026

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Shores Tonight Thursday
Surf Surf
PM AM AM PM
North Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
West Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-4
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the mid 70s.
Winds East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay High 2.6 feet 04:06 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 10:45 PM HST.
High 0.9 feet 03:57 AM HST.
Nawiliwili High 2.4 feet 05:07 PM HST.
Low 0.3 feet 12:07 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 04:58 AM HST.
THURSDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the upper 80s.
Winds East winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hanalei Bay Low -0.1 feet 08:57 AM HST.
High 2.4 feet 04:43 PM HST.
Nawiliwili Low -0.1 feet 10:19 AM HST.
High 2.3 feet 05:44 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:04 AM HST.
Sunset 7:24 PM HST.

Swell Summary

A small, long-period west-northwest swell from former Super Typhoon Bavi has arrived, peaking through Thursday before gradually subsiding into the weekend. This swell is overlapping for some west-facing shores with a gradually fading small, medium-period southwest Tasman swell that is currently bringing near-average surf to south-facing shores. A moderate, long-period south swell will arrive early next week, bringing the potential for above-average (though sub-advisory) surf.

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The west-northwest Bavi swell is bringing a slight uptick in surf along exposed north-facing shores this afternoon. This surf will hold into Thursday before gradually fading and returning north shores to flat to tiny status for the weekend.

Surf along east-facing shores will be slightly below seasonal averages through Thursday with lighter trade winds, then climb back up a notch as trades strengthen through the weekend. Early to midweek next week, there's potential for a small, long- to medium- period swell to arrive, generated from Tropical Storm Elida.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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