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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	Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thu
	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	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Kealia HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Kalihiwai HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Kealia HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Hanalei Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SSW	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 N	1.7 NNW	1.4 NNW	1.2 N	1.5 W	1.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.9 N	2.1 N	1.8 N	1.6 N	1.5 N	1.5 N	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 N
Period(s) (?)	14	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	8	15	14	12	14	14	14	13	12	13	12	11	14	13
Energy(?)	118	1088	814	659	634	573	446	364	617	653	1892	2247	3058	2378	1504	993	768	1514	2312	1716	1476	993
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:02AM 0.49		11:24PM 0.33	9:45AM 0.42		12:19AM 0.49	9:27AM 0.37		12:08AM 0.52	10:13AM 0.30		1:36AM 0.59	11:01AM 0.26		1:17AM 0.64	11:49AM 0.22		1:48AM 0.67	12:34PM 0.20		2:19AM 0.69	1:13PM 0.18
Low Tide / height (m)		4:17PM 0.14	3:31AM 0.27		4:49PM 0.12			4:10PM 0.02		6:14AM 0.22	5:22PM 0.13		7:27AM 0.19	5:02PM -0.02		8:18AM 0.16	5:31PM -0.03		8:56AM 0.14	6:02PM -0.04		9:27AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	risk thund- der	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	risk thund- der	mod. rain	mod. rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	2	61	100	64	21	6	6	8	2	2	3	-
High °C	25	24	22	23	23	22	25	26	24	24	24	23	21	21	23	24	25	24	26	26	24	26
Low °C	22	23	21	21	23	22	22	26	22	23	24	21	20	21	23	22	23	23	24	25	23	24
Chill °C (?)	25	24	22	23	23	22	25	26	24	24	24	23	21	21	23	24	25	24	26	26	24	26
Sunrise	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11
Sunset	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 NW	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 N	1.7 NNW	1.4 NNW	1.2 N	1.5 W	1.5 WNW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.9 N	2.1 N	1.8 N	1.6 N	1.5 N	1.8 W	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 N
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	8	10	14	12	14	14	14	13	12	9	12	11	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.7 N	0.6 NNE	1.1 N	1.0 NW	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.7 NW	1.0 NW	0.9 N	1.4 N	1.9 WNW	1.4 NW	1.1 NW	0.6 NW	0.7 SE	1.5 N	1.3 N	1.3 N	1.3 N	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	14	8	7	12	11	8	8	8	16	15	12	12	13	13	12	11	7	13	13	13	13	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 S	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	-	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.4 SSW	1.4 S	1.0 SW	1.6 SSE	1.5 S	1.2 SSE	1.1 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	5	5	-	5	6	6	6	7	6	7	7	7	6	6

	Thursday 11							Friday 12								Saturday 13
	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	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Kealia HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Kalihiwai HAW - Kaua'i	Kalihiwai HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 N	1.3 N	1.3 N	1.4 N	1.7 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.4 NNW	1.3 N	1.2 N	1.0 N
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	101	84	118	110	101	59	880	749	649	646	690	788	634	606	598	573	544	501	446	409	385	326
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			9:02AM 0.49				10:21PM 0.34				8:43AM 0.55					11:24PM 0.44			9:27AM 0.37
Low Tide / height (m)					4:17PM 0.14				2:28AM 0.23				3:44PM 0.04				4:36AM 0.24				4:10PM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	23	22	24	24	24	22	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	25	26	26	24
Chill °C (?)	23	22	24	24	24	22	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	25	26	26	24
Sunrise	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	0.9 NW	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 N	1.3 N	1.3 N	1.4 N	1.7 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.4 NNW	1.3 N	1.2 N	1.0 N
Period (s)	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.4 SSW	0.9 N	0.9 N	0.5 SSW	0.5 E	0.6 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.7 NNW	0.9 N	1.1 N	1.2 NW	1.0 NW	1.0 NW	0.8 NW	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 NW
Period (s)	8	15	9	8	13	8	8	7	12	11	12	11	11	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 N	0.8 N	1.0 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	9	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	5	6

	Thursday 11	Fri
	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	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Ammonias HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Kealia HAW - Kaua'i	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Cannons HAW - Kaua'i	Kalihiwai HAW - Kaua'i	Kalihiwai HAW - Kaua'i
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	15	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	101	71	101	101	84	84	1633	1501	1454	1454	1260	1321	1177	1071	1088	1070	1047	949	949	957	910	829
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	on
High Tide / height (m)																					10:21PM 0.34
Low Tide / height (m)														3:17PM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	22	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 NW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.4 SSW	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.5 NNE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	15	15	8	8	8	8	8	14	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NW	1.0 N	1.0 N	1.0 N	1.0 N	0.8 N	-	-	-	-	0.7 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 N	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	9	9	9	9	8	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-