Kauai Surf

Kauai Surf Forecast for January 04, 2023

A medium period north (340-350) swell has begun to rise over the offshore buoy (51000) overnight as its expected to reach shorelines through the morning. The…

Kauai Surf Forecast for January 03, 2023

The current northwest swell will continue to gradually subside today. A High Surf Advisory (HSA) is now in effect for most north and west facing shores…

Kauai Surf Forecast for January 02, 2023

The current large, long-period northwest swell will produce dangerously large breaking waves along exposed north and west facing shores into early Tuesday…

UPDATE: High surf advisory for Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau now through 6 p.m. Wednesday

Surf along north-facing shores is expected to rapidly rise to 20 to 30 feet and 15 to 20 feet for shorelines facing west.

Kauai Surf Forecast for January 01, 2023

The ongoing moderate size, medium period west northwest swell that peaked Friday will be slowly declining through the day. A fetch of gale force winds far…

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 31, 2022

The current moderate size, medium period west northwest swell that peaked Friday will continue to slowly decline through Sunday. A much larger long-period…

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 30, 2022

A new medium-period west-northwest swell has arrived in the coastal waters. A High Surf Advisory was issued earlier for north and west facing shores. Surf…

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 29, 2022

West northwest swell moving through area waters will hold steady through the day today before a larger medium period west northwest swell (300-310) arrives…

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 28, 2022

The current west northwest swell will be holding steady through the morning. A pair of increasingly larger west northwest swells will pass around the islands…

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 27, 2022

A series of northwest to west northwest swells will pass through the next several days. The most recent west northwest (310-320 degree) swell that peaked this…

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 26, 2022

The slow decline of the ongoing moderate size, medium period northwest (310-320 degree) swell will maintain High Surf Advisory (HSA) surf heights along…

UPDATE: Surf advisory canceled for Kauaʻi and Niʻihau

Surf along north-facing shores is forecast for 10 to 15 feet and along west-facing shores at 8 to 12 feet.

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 25, 2022

A new northwest swell arriving today will maintain advisory level surf along exposed shores of the smaller islands through tonight. This new swell will be on…

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 24, 2022

Surf along north and west facing shores of the smaller islands will hold at high-end advisory levels through the weekend due to overlapping northwest swells. A…

Surf up to 22 feet for parts of Kauaʻi, Niʻihau until 6 p.m. Saturday

The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for north- and west-facing shores of Kauaʻi, Niʻihau, Oʻahu and Molokaʻi and for north-face shores of Maui until 6 p.m. on Dec. 24.

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 23, 2022

A series of overlapping northwest swells will keep advisory-level surf in place along exposed north and west facing shores through at least Saturday. Surf…

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 22, 2022

The current declining northwest (320 degrees) swell pushing through the islands continues to produce High Surf Advisory conditions today along north and west…

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 21, 2022

The current northwest (310-320 degree) swell will quickly decline today and Thursday. A High Surf Warning (HSW) remains in effect this morning for most north…

Kauai Surf Forecast for December 20, 2022

An extra large, long lived northwest swell continues to rise through the day today before declining Wednesday. There is high potential for wave run- up onto…

Surf is up: Dangerously large breaking waves of 30 to 40 feet for Kaua’i and Ni’ihau

The National Weather Service also has issued a high-wind advisory for Kaua’i, Ni’ihau and the other Hawaiian Islands until 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20.
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