Kaua‘i Surf
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 24, 2026
Higher winds and short period wind wave swell generated by TS Moke appears to have peaked over the eastern half of the state. Surf along east and east-southeast…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 23, 2026
Surf along E and SE shores gradually builds in response to strengthening trades and short period fresh swell emanating from Tropical Storm Moke. The direction…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 22, 2026
Surf along south facing shores will remain elevated through the weekend. Another reinforcing swell is expected over the weekend which should boost surf heights…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 21, 2026
Surf along south facing shores will remain slightly below average through at least Friday morning, with near average heights possible by Saturday as a…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 20, 2026
Surf along south facing shores will remain slightly below average through Thursday. A long period south-southwest swell generated from gales just south and east…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 19, 2026
PacIOOS buoy Barber's Point has slowly have dropped over the past 24 hours to around 2 feet of swell at 13 seconds as of this afternoon. Surf along south…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 18, 2026
Surf along south facing shores remains elevated from a moderate, medium to long period swell that filled in last night. However, it is still expected to…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 17, 2026
Large east-facing shore surf produced by Tropical Storm Lala has progressed westward across the state and is currently impacting east- facing shores of Kauai…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 16, 2026
High Surf Warnings remain in effect for all E facing shores except Kauai where an advisory remains in effect. Surf rapidly declines tonight for the eastern end…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 15, 2026
Surf initially trends slowly upward for E shores in response to strengthening trades, but will quickly build tonight as Lala approaches. The High Surf…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 14, 2026
The High Surf Advisory remains in effect for S and W shores as long period S swell peaks today and remains elevated through tonight. Surf associated with this…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 14, 2026
The High Surf Advisory remains in effect for S and W shores as long period S swell peaks today and remains elevated through tonight. Surf associated with this…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 13, 2026
Surf along south and west facing shores will continue to remain elevated as a new long-period south swell fills in tonight and peaks on Thursday. A High Surf…
High surf advisory in effect for south-facing shores of Kauaʻi, Niʻihau
The high surf advisory is in place from 6 p.m. tonight to 6 a.m. Friday morning and is not related to the incoming tropical storm.
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 12, 2026
Surf along south and west facing shores will continue to remain elevated as overlapping south swells continue to fill in around the islands through tonight. A…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 11, 2026
Surf along south facing shores will continue to remain elevated as overlapping south swells continue to impact the islands. A slightly bigger swell will build…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 10, 2026
Surf along south facing shores will remain near the August average through Monday as overlapping south swells impact the islands. Surf looks to slowly building…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 09, 2026
Continued small overlapping south-southwest swells will produce south shore surf near August average this weekend and near to above average Monday and Tuesday…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 08, 2026
A series of small, medium- to long-period south swells will cause surf to trend upward along south- and west-facing shores from this weekend into early next…
Kauai Surf Forecast for August 07, 2026
Background medium and long period energy will produce small surf for south facing shores through Friday. A series of larger, medium to long period south…
