The surf forecast is 7-10 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for North Shore Kauai

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    76° WSW @ 5mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    9:03am / 12:27pm
  • BUOY 51001
    NNW11.2ft @ 12s
  • WATER TEMP
    78° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 10ft
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 17
THU 18
FRI 19
SAT 20
SUN 21
8pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-7 ft and fair at 8pm on Tue 12/16
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND SSW 6 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY N (5) 4.9 ft @ 12 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY WNW (297) 4.8 ft @ 10 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide, 0.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Wednesday, Dec 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    7-10 ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    8.7ft
    13s
    WNW
    12pm
    7-9+ ft
    fair
    W
    5mph
    8.5ft
    13s
    WNW
    6pm
    7-9+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    8mph
    7.6ft
    12s
    WNW
  • Best Board for Wednesday
  • Thursday, Dec 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    8-11 ft
    clean
    SSW
    2mph
    8.8ft
    13s
    NNW
    12pm
    8-11 ft
    clean
    N
    3mph
    8.9ft
    13s
    NNW
    6pm
    7-10 ft
    fair
    WNW
    4mph
    8.3ft
    12s
    NNW
  • Friday, Dec 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-9 ft
    clean
    SSE
    1mph
    7.5ft
    12s
    NNW
    12pm
    6-8+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    4mph
    7.3ft
    11s
    NNW
    6pm
    6-8 ft
    fair
    NNW
    4mph
    7.2ft
    11s
    N
  • Saturday, Dec 20
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    8-10+ ft
    clean
    SSW
    3mph
    6.7ft
    11s
    N
    12pm
    8-11 ft
    clean
    NNE
    3mph
    7.9ft
    14s
    N
    6pm
    7-10 ft
    clean
    NE
    3mph
    7.5ft
    13s
    N
  • Best Surf Trip
    This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
  • Sunday, Dec 21
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-8 ft
    clean
    ESE
    5mph
    6.4ft
    12s
    N
    12pm
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    6.1ft
    12s
    N
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    ESE
    12mph
    5.7ft
    11s
    N
Check 16-days forecast with
Surf Captain Pro
Upgrade to Pro
This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East, and was updated Dec 17, 2025 @ 9:39am.
Read more about the Surf Captain forecasts.