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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	Mon		Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Mon
	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	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale 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	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.7 NNW	1.6 NW	1.4 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	0.6 NW	1.7 ENE	0.7 NNW	1.3 NW	1.8 NW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	15	14	7	7	7	7	10	8	13	22	19
Energy(?)	1779	1952	1480	1244	1052	1074	1197	1063	792	799	864	1255	1049	243	292	273	265	147	495	193	2088	2854
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		10:37PM 0.23	10:07AM 0.66		10:59PM 0.27	11:04AM 0.64		11:52PM 0.34	12:30PM 0.55		1:28AM 0.40	1:02PM 0.52		2:00AM 0.46	1:30PM 0.48		2:30AM 0.52	1:55PM 0.44		3:00AM 0.57	1:42PM 0.42	2:18PM 0.40
Low Tide / height (m)	7:10PM 0.17	2:33AM 0.19		5:35PM 0.11	3:18AM 0.13		5:55PM 0.10	4:35AM 0.13	5:41AM 0.21	7:28PM 0.13		6:46AM 0.21	6:29PM 0.07		7:42AM 0.22	7:54PM 0.11		8:32AM 0.22		8:08PM 0.09	7:57AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	-	3	1	-	1	-	-	3	-	2	2
High °C	27	26	27	27	26	27	27	26	27	26	26	27	27	26	27	28	26	27	26	26	26	26
Low °C	26	25	25	27	25	25	27	25	25	25	25	25	27	24	25	28	24	25	26	25	24	25
Chill °C (?)	27	26	27	27	26	27	27	26	27	26	26	27	27	26	27	28	26	27	26	26	26	26
Sunrise	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-
Sunset	6:14	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:08
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.7 NNW	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NW	0.8 NNE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	15	14	13	12	12	7	8	8	8	22	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NE	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	1.1 ENE	0.4 SW	0.3 WNW	0.6 SE	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.8 NNW	1.4 ENE
Period (s)	10	16	14	14	13	8	8	8	9	8	7	16	18	8	7	7	11	10	10	13	12	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 E	-	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.8 E	0.9 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.3 ENE	-	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	-	-	-	1.5 ENE	-
Period (s)	5	-	5	4	6	6	6	6	6	7	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	7	-

	Monday 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu
	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	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Pinetrees HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale 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	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 NW	0.8 SE	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW
Period(s) (?)	16	9	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1855	95	1779	1507	1792	1643	1485	1473	1480	1379	1244	1036	986	1052	1000	1063	1074	1181	1197	1289	1185	1063
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	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	mid-ebb	low	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	9:53AM 0.61				9:28PM 0.20				10:59AM 0.60				10:59PM 0.27	12:12AM 0.25				11:50AM 0.58				12:54AM 0.32
Low Tide / height (m)				5:15PM 0.13		1:28AM 0.12						7:06PM 0.16			4:13AM 0.20					7:16PM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	-
Temp. °C	26	27	26	25	24	24	24	25	27	27	27	26	24	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	24	25
Chill °C (?)	26	27	26	25	24	24	24	25	27	27	27	26	24	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	24	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 NW	0.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.8 SE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 NE	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	18	9	10	10	16	16	10	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	-	-	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.2 E	1.0 ENE
Period (s)	-	5	5	5	-	-	4	4	5	11	4	11	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Monday 13															Tuesday 14
	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	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Pinetrees HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale 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	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 NW	0.8 SE	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW
Period(s) (?)	16	9	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	1722	95	1548	1547	1948	1947	1947	1779	1872	1852	1859	1730	1491	1906	2009	1861	1892	1952	1801	1764	1485	1662
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:48AM 0.64													10:53PM 0.19
Low Tide / height (m)												7:10PM 0.17							2:01AM 0.18
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	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	25
Chill °C (?)	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	25
Sunrise	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 NW	0.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.8 SE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 NE	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 NE	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	11	9	8	8	18	18	18	10	18	18	10	10	10	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	10	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	-	-	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	-
Period (s)	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	10	10	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-