The surf forecast is 4-5+ ft and clean right now for North Shore Kauai

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    73° E @ 11mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    5:38am / 12:22am
  • BUOY 51001
    NW6.2ft @ 15s
  • WATER TEMP
    78° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 10ft
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 15
SUN 16
MON 17
TUE 18
WED 19
2am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-6 ft and clean at 2am on Sat 11/15
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND E 4 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NE (56) 6.2 ft @ 9 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY NW (306) 1.4 ft @ 14 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide, 1.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Saturday, Nov 15
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    ESE
    4mph
    6ft
    9s
    NE
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    E
    9mph
    5.6ft
    9s
    NE
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    3ft
    15s
    NW
  • Best Board for Saturday
  • Sunday, Nov 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    ESE
    8mph
    4ft
    14s
    NW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    4ft
    13s
    NW
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    E
    10mph
    4ft
    13s
    NW
  • Monday, Nov 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    clean
    ESE
    10mph
    3.9ft
    12s
    NW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    3.8ft
    12s
    NW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    E
    10mph
    3ft
    12s
    NW
  • Tuesday, Nov 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    E
    3mph
    3.4ft
    13s
    NW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NE
    7mph
    3.5ft
    12s
    NW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    NE
    6mph
    3.3ft
    15s
    NW
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  • Wednesday, Nov 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7 ft
    clean
    E
    12mph
    4.3ft
    13s
    NW
    12pm
    7-10 ft
    clean
    E
    14mph
    7.9ft
    13s
    NNW
    6pm
    8-12 ft
    clean
    ESE
    11mph
    9.8ft
    13s
    NNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East, and was updated Nov 15, 2025 @ 3:33pm.
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