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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    69° E @ 13mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    6:54am / 1:17am
  • BUOY 51208
    5.9ft @ 12s
  • WATER TEMP
    76° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 30
FRI 1
SAT 2
SUN 3
8am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-4 ft and clean at 8am on Wed 4/29
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND ENE 9 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NW (320) 3.1 ft @ 12 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY ENE (59) 4 ft @ 7 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide, 0.2 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Apr 30
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    clean
    E
    15mph
    4.1ft
    12s
    NNW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    E
    14mph
    4.2ft
    11s
    NNW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    E
    13mph
    3.9ft
    11s
    NNW
  • Friday, May 1
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    E
    13mph
    3.5ft
    11s
    NNW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    E
    14mph
    2.2ft
    18s
    NW
    6pm
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    E
    12mph
    3.8ft
    16s
    NW
  • Saturday, May 2
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7 ft
    clean
    ESE
    10mph
    4.5ft
    15s
    NW
    12pm
    4-7 ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    4.5ft
    14s
    NW
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    E
    10mph
    4.1ft
    13s
    NW
  • Sunday, May 3
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    E
    7mph
    3.5ft
    12s
    NW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    3.4ft
    12s
    NW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    3.2ft
    11s
    NW
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  • Monday, May 4
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    E
    8mph
    3.5ft
    11s
    NW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    E
    10mph
    4.3ft
    12s
    NW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    11mph
    4.9ft
    12s
    NW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East, and was updated Apr 29, 2026 @ 9:33pm.
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