The surf forecast is 14-18 ft and slightly choppy right now for North Shore Kauai
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.68° N @ 13mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.9:01am / 1:27am
- BUOY 51101 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 51101NW
21ft @ 15s - WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station 5120877° Wetsuit Top
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 18ft
- 15ft
- 12ft
- 9ft
- 6ft
- 3ft
THU 15
FRI 16
SAT 17
SUN 18
MON 19
2am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 8-10 ft and choppy at 2am on Thu 1/15
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide 2.1 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Jan 15
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 8-11 ftchoppyWNW
11mph11.8ft12sNW12pm 12-15 ftchoppyNW 13mph16ft15sNW6pm 12-16+ ftchoppyN 11mph17.2ft15sNW - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Jan 16
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 12-14 ftcleanNE 11mph14.6ft14sNNW12pm 10-12+ ftcleanE 14mph13.1ft14sNNW6pm 8-12 ftcleanE 14mph9.6ft13sN - Saturday, Jan 17
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 8-10 ftcleanESE 8mph7.8ft12sN12pm 7-9 ftcleanE 13mph7.4ft12sN6pm 6-8+ ftcleanESE 16mph6.5ft12sN - Sunday, Jan 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 10-12+ ftcleanESE 11mph6ft18sNW12pm 10-15 ftcleanESE 13mph9.4ft16sNW6pm 10-14 ftcleanESE 16mph9.5ft16sNW - Best Surf Trip
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- Monday, Jan 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 7-9+ ftcleanSE 10mph6.5ft14sNW12pm 5-8 ftcleanESE 6mph5.4ft13sNW6pm 4-7 ftcleanSE 2mph4.7ft13sNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East, and was updated Jan 15, 2026 @ 3:38pm.
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