Kauai Surf Forecast for August 15, 2026
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
| Shores | Tonight | Saturday | ||
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| Surf | Surf | |||
| PM | AM | AM | PM | |
| North Facing | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| West Facing | 4-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| South Facing | 5-7 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| East Facing | 5-7 | 7-10 | 8-12 | 8-12 |
| Weather | Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. |
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| Low Temperature | In the mid 70s. | ||||||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. | ||||||||||
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| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. | ||||||||
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| High Temperature | In the upper 80s. | ||||||||
| Winds | Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. | ||||||||
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| Sunrise | 6:15 AM HST. | ||||||||
| Sunset | 7:09 PM HST. | ||||||||
Swell Summary
Surf initially trends slowly upward for E shores in response to strengthening trades, but will quickly build tonight as Lala approaches. The High Surf Warning remains in effect for E facing shores of the Big Island and Maui as well as the SE facing coasts of the Puna and Ka'u Districts where surf will be maximized. Surf is also forecast to reach low end warning critiera for E facing shores of Oahu and Molokai and the advisory threshold for Kauai. Accordingly, the High Surf Warning has been expanded to include Oahu and Molokai and a High Surf Advisory has been issued for E facing shores of Kauai.
For N shores, anticipate choppy conditions with swell energy wrapping from the east through the weekend. For S shores, surf will remain below the advisory threshold and will slowly diminish until another long period south swell arrives lat .
Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com
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