Kauai Surf

Detailed Kauai surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Kauai. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Kauai. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Kauai over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Kauai and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Kauai Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Kauai Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Kauai coastline are also listed below.

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	Thu		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kauai	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.7 NNW	1.6 NW	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 ENE	0.9 NNW	1.0 NNW	0.9 NNW	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.5 ENE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.1 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	13	6	7	7	7	8	8	13	12	12	8	7	7	7	7	7	19	16	16
Energy(?)	753	1034	1142	1001	229	270	299	290	289	390	287	484	421	323	267	304	215	249	214	1014	97	94
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		1:28AM 0.40	1:02PM 0.52		1:10AM 0.50	12:54PM 0.53		2:30AM 0.52	1:55PM 0.44		3:00AM 0.57		2:18PM 0.40	3:30AM 0.61		3:11PM 0.30	4:24AM 0.54		3:30PM 0.27	4:56AM 0.54		3:46PM 0.23
Low Tide / height (m)	7:28PM 0.13		6:46AM 0.21	6:29PM 0.07		6:27AM 0.14	6:44PM 0.05		8:32AM 0.22		8:08PM 0.09	9:19AM 0.22		8:23PM 0.08	10:07AM 0.23		9:15PM 0.01	11:04AM 0.17		9:35PM 0.01	11:51AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	2	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	2	1
High °C	27	26	27	28	26	28	27	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	26	26	25	26	26
Low °C	26	25	25	27	25	25	27	24	25	25	24	25	26	24	25	25	24	24	26	24	24	26
Chill °C (?)	27	26	27	28	26	28	27	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	26	26	25	26	26
Sunrise	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-
Sunset	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.7 NNW	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	1.5 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.4 NE	0.6 NNW	0.5 NNW	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	0.4 NW	1.3 NE	0.6 NW	0.7 NW
Period (s)	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	7	7	10	7	17	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	1.0 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.4 WNW	0.6 SE	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.9 NNW	1.0 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.7 NW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.4 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.3 N	1.1 NW	0.5 SE	0.5 SE
Period (s)	16	7	8	18	8	7	7	11	11	10	13	12	12	11	6	6	10	12	13	19	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 E	-	-	1.4 ENE	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 NE	1.5 ENE	-	-	1.3 NE	-	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE
Period (s)	7	-	-	8	6	7	7	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	-	-	7	-	7	6

	Thursday 16					Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kauai	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NNW	1.2 NW	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	778	767	711	815	830	1034	1170	1339	1142	988	1001	679	610	773	692	257	270	299	299	286	283	290
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		12:30PM 0.55				12:33AM 0.42				1:02PM 0.52				2:00AM 0.46					2:02PM 0.42
Low Tide / height (m)				6:13PM 0.08				6:46AM 0.21				7:41PM 0.12					8:07AM 0.14				8:24PM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	27	28	28	25	24	24	24	25	27	28	27	26	25	25	25	25	28	27	27	26	25	25
Chill °C (?)	27	28	28	25	24	24	24	25	27	28	27	26	25	25	25	25	28	27	27	26	25	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 ENE	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NNW	1.2 NW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NE	0.7 NE
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	7	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	1.1 ENE	1.2 E	1.3 NW	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.4 WNW	1.3 ENE	0.3 NE	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NW	0.7 NW
Period (s)	6	16	16	16	7	7	13	7	8	8	18	7	10	16	16	7	7	7	7	7	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 E	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	-	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E
Period (s)	6	6	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Thursday 16															Friday 17
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kauai	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.6 SE	0.5 SE	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	9	9	6	6	6	9	9
Energy(?)	989	872	778	880	811	804	645	711	711	711	701	701	701	858	858	49	38	102	116	116	52	52
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				11:48AM 0.61														1:41AM 0.34
Low Tide / height (m)												7:28PM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24
Chill °C (?)	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24
Sunrise	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.4 NE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.6 SE	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW
Period (s)	6	6	6	7	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	7	7	9	18	18	17	17	17	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	-	-	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	-	-