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 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Kauai	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 E	3.0 ENE	3.5 E	3.0 E	1.1 SE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	3.0 E	2.4 ENE	1.8 E	2.1 ENE	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.5 NE	-	0.4 S	0.4 S	2.5 NNE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	-	12	12	14
Energy(?)	1680	1736	1551	1747	1559	1424	2019	1466	149	106	68	2758	1018	1420	779	683	562	324	0	64	47	2930
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:55AM 0.72		3:56PM 0.30	4:24AM 0.56		4:41PM 0.34	4:49AM 0.51		5:30PM 0.38		5:13AM 0.45	6:25PM 0.41		5:34AM 0.37	7:31PM 0.44		5:48AM 0.30		8:51PM 0.47	5:14AM 0.23		10:19PM 0.51
Low Tide / height (m)	8:56PM 0.05	10:34AM 0.04		9:34PM -0.03	10:56AM 0.01		10:18PM 0.02	11:20AM -0.01		11:08PM 0.07	11:47AM -0.03		12:07AM 0.14	12:16PM -0.04		1:11AM 0.33	12:51PM -0.04		4:03AM 0.23	1:36PM -0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	mod. rain	risk thund- der	light rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	4	1	-	2	2	4	15	5	10	3	4	4	1	1	3	-
High °C	22	22	23	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	20	21	23	22	22	21	20	21
Low °C	21	21	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	22	22	23	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	20	21	23	22	22	21	20	21
Sunrise	-	7:07	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:36	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:38	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	3.0 ENE	0.4 NW	0.9 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	2.5 E	2.4 ENE	1.6 E	2.1 ENE	1.4 NE	1.3 NE	1.5 NE	1.8 ENE	0.4 S	0.5 NNE	2.5 NNE
Period (s)	15	14	13	10	10	9	12	10	8	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	12	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.1 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.4 NE	0.6 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.6 NNE	0.4 NE	1.5 NE	0.5 NW	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.0 E	0.3 SSW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.8 NW
Period (s)	12	10	10	13	12	7	12	12	11	11	11	13	13	9	13	9	9	9	13	18	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 E	-	3.5 E	3.0 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.3 ENE	3.0 E	-	1.8 E	-	1.6 E	-	-	-	2.2 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.0 E
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	-	9	-	-	-	8	8	9

	Monday 16			Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18								Thursday 19
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kauai	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	0.6 NW	3.0 ENE	1.1 SE	3.0 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E
Period(s) (?)	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	9	10	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	76	1323	1560	1680	1708	1738	1736	1747	1551	1583	1698	1747	1755	1739	1559	124	1424	226	1759	2019	2003	1971
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					3:59AM 0.60				3:56PM 0.30				4:24AM 0.56				4:41PM 0.34				4:49AM 0.51
Low Tide / height (m)			8:53PM -0.05				10:34AM 0.04				9:34PM -0.03				10:56AM 0.01				10:18PM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	-
Temp. °C	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	24	23	22	22	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	24	23	22	22	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05
Sunset	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:36	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SE	2.3 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.1 SE	0.7 SE	0.4 NW	0.4 NE	0.6 SE
Period (s)	7	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	10	10	13	12	10	9	9	10	10	12	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 NW	0.1 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.6 NW	0.8 SSE	0.5 NW	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NW	0.4 NE
Period (s)	15	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	11	13	13	11	11	12	12	7	12	14	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	1.9 ESE	-	2.4 ENE	3.0 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	9	9	9	9

	Monday 16									Tuesday 17
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kauai	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	0.4 NW	3.0 ENE	2.5 E	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE
Period(s) (?)	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	88	1269	1223	1300	1353	1323	1438	1526	1560	1653	1645	1680	1672	1672	1708	38	1739	1240	1736	1737	1736	1742
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:15PM 0.27												3:59AM 0.60
Low Tide / height (m)							8:53PM -0.05														10:34AM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	2.5 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	7	8	7	7	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	9	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 NW	0.1 NW	0.2 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	16	15	15	15	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.5 E	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.0 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9