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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	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Fri
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kauai	Majors Bay 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	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	0	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 E	1.6 NW	1.4 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.7 ENE	0.9 NNW	1.0 NNW	1.5 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 NE	0.8 NNW	0.5 NW	1.2 NNW	0.4 SW	-	1.3 NNW	1.8 E
Period(s) (?)	7	13	7	7	7	7	7	8	13	12	8	7	7	7	7	11	21	18	16	-	14	7
Energy(?)	198	1001	239	301	283	289	283	437	280	515	458	318	307	298	242	298	440	1088	96	0	659	330
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	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	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:24PM 0.58		2:00AM 0.46	1:43PM 0.53		2:35AM 0.58			3:23AM 0.49		2:50PM 0.34	3:54AM 0.52		3:01PM 0.41	4:04AM 0.69		2:56PM 0.32	4:56AM 0.54		3:46PM 0.23
Low Tide / height (m)		7:41PM 0.12		7:51AM 0.20	7:54PM 0.11	8:04PM 0.09	8:38AM 0.20		8:40PM 0.03	9:22AM 0.20		8:57PM 0.02	10:20AM 0.16		8:57PM 0.07	11:04AM 0.17		9:35PM 0.01	11:51AM 0.18		9:56PM 0.02	11:10AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	2	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
High °C	27	28	26	28	28	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	27	26	27	27	26	26	28	26	27
Low °C	26	28	25	25	28	25	26	25	25	25	26	24	25	27	24	25	27	24	25	27	24	25
Chill °C (?)	27	28	26	28	28	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	27	27	26	27	27	26	26	28	26	27
Sunrise	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37
Sunset	-	6:12	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.0 NNW	0.9 NNW	1.4 NE	0.7 NNW	0.6 NNW	1.3 NE	1.2 NE	0.6 NNW	1.2 NE	0.6 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.0 NNW
Period (s)	15	13	13	12	12	7	8	8	8	12	12	7	10	10	7	7	11	7	16	15	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.4 WNW	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.4 S	0.2 SSE	0.7 NW	0.2 SSE	0.2 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.5 NW	1.2 NNW	0.5 SE	0.7 NE	0.5 N	0.6 NE
Period (s)	8	18	7	7	7	11	11	10	13	14	8	11	6	14	10	11	21	18	8	7	9	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 E	1.4 ENE	1.4 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	-	-	1.4 NE	1.5 ENE	-	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	-	-	1.2 NE	-	1.4 ENE	1.7 E	1.3 ENE	1.8 E
Period (s)	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	-	-	8	8	-	7	7	-	-	7	-	7	6	7	7

	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kauai	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point 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	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	4	4	4	0	2	1	1	3	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 NW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	0.4 SSW	1.5 E	0.4 SSW	0.6 SE	1.2 NW	0.6 SE	0.4 SSW	1.7 E	1.8 E	1.5 E	0.4 SW	0.6 SE	1.5 E	0.7 NW	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.6 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	16	14	16	8	15	9	13	8	16	7	7	7	16	9	7	11	7	7	8	8	8
Energy(?)	1311	1339	1126	160	291	137	116	693	57	134	301	374	283	120	118	289	217	282	283	290	374	498
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)				1:13PM 0.57				2:00AM 0.46	2:18AM 0.40				2:02PM 0.42				2:30AM 0.52				2:28PM 0.38
Low Tide / height (m)		6:46AM 0.21				7:47PM 0.11				7:51AM 0.20	8:07AM 0.14				8:04PM 0.09				8:53AM 0.15			7:00PM 0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	24	26	27	27	28	25	25	25	24	25	28	28	28	25	25	25	25	26	27	27	27	24
Chill °C (?)	24	26	27	27	28	25	25	25	24	25	28	28	28	25	25	25	25	26	27	27	27	24
Sunrise	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 NW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	0.6 SE	1.3 NNW	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	1.4 ENE	1.1 NW	0.5 SE	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.7 NE	0.7 NW	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	1.6 ENE
Period (s)	13	16	14	9	14	12	12	7	12	9	12	12	12	9	9	7	11	7	8	8	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.6 NW	0.6 NE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SE	1.2 NW	0.7 WNW	0.5 NW	0.7 NE	0.8 NE	0.7 NE	0.4 SW	0.4 NW	0.6 NNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.6 SE	0.6 NNW
Period (s)	7	7	8	12	8	9	9	13	16	12	7	7	7	16	11	11	13	11	11	11	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	-	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 E	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	-	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 E	1.8 E	1.5 E	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 E	1.6 ENE	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.7 E	-
Period (s)	7	-	8	8	8	7	7	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	8	8	-

	Friday 17																					Sat
	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kauai	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point 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	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	4	4	4	0	2	1	1	3	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.7 NNW	1.2 E	0.4 SSW	1.3 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.5 E	1.4 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	1.3 NNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	16	9	16	16	15	7	16	8	8	8	16	15	7	13	15	15	9	9	13
Energy(?)	1019	1105	1229	179	53	179	179	1206	338	161	229	276	276	155	153	284	761	106	106	36	36	833
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)												1:32PM 0.46
Low Tide / height (m)					6:46AM 0.21														8:09PM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	24	25	25	24	25	25	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	26	27	26	26	25	25	25	25
Chill °C (?)	24	25	25	24	25	25	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	26	27	26	26	25	25	25	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.7 NW	1.4 NW	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	1.7 NNW	1.4 NW	0.6 SE	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	1.3 NNW	1.4 NW	1.3 NNW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 NNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	16	9	9	15	15	9	14	14	14	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.7 SE	0.6 SSE	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.3 ENE	0.7 SE	0.6 NW	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 NE	0.4 SW	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.3 NE
Period (s)	7	7	7	9	9	13	13	8	9	12	8	8	8	9	9	8	15	9	9	7	7	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.2 E	1.5 ENE	1.3 E	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 E	1.3 ENE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	-	1.3 ENE	1.6 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	-	7	7