The surf forecast is 3-5 ft and clean right now for North Shore Kauai

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    69° E @ 7mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    8:09am / 2:35am
  • BUOY 51208
    ENE5.9ft @ 8s
  • WATER TEMP
    76° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 10ft
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SUN 3
MON 4
TUE 5
WED 6
THU 7
2pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-6+ ft and clean at 2pm on Sat 5/2
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND E 10 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NW (321) 4.4 ft @ 13 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY ENE (66) 4.7 ft @ 8 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming High Tide, 1.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Sunday, May 3
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    E
    8mph
    3.5ft
    12s
    NW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    3.4ft
    12s
    NW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    ENE
    11mph
    3.2ft
    11s
    NW
  • Monday, May 4
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    E
    8mph
    3.7ft
    13s
    NW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    E
    12mph
    5.1ft
    12s
    NW
    6pm
    4-7 ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    5.5ft
    12s
    NW
  • Tuesday, May 5
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    ESE
    5mph
    4.7ft
    12s
    NW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    NNW
    6mph
    4.6ft
    11s
    NW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    NW
    3mph
    4.5ft
    11s
    NW
  • Wednesday, May 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    clean
    WNW
    2mph
    3.7ft
    10s
    NNW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    N
    7mph
    3.5ft
    10s
    NNW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    NNE
    7mph
    1.8ft
    17s
    NW
  • Best Surf Trip
    Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
  • Thursday, May 7
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    7-10 ft
    clean
    ENE
    5mph
    6.5ft
    15s
    NNW
    12pm
    8-10 ft
    clean
    NE
    8mph
    7.6ft
    14s
    NNW
    6pm
    7-9+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    7.3ft
    13s
    NNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East, and was updated May 3, 2026 @ 3:37am.
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