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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    76° NNW @ 4mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    12:52pm / 6:05am
  • BUOY 51101
    WNW6.9ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    76° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 20ft
  • 16ft
  • 12ft
  • 8ft
  • 4ft
THU 8
FRI 9
SAT 10
SUN 11
MON 12
8pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-6+ ft and clean at 8pm on Wed 1/7
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND ESE 4 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NW (307) 4 ft @ 14 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY NE (35) 2.8 ft @ 9 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide, 0.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Jan 8
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    SW
    2mph
    4ft
    13s
    NW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    N
    4mph
    3.8ft
    13s
    NW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    NNW
    1mph
    3.9ft
    12s
    NW
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  • Friday, Jan 9
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    ESE
    3mph
    3.2ft
    11s
    NW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    4mph
    2.4ft
    12s
    WNW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    NW
    3mph
    3ft
    12s
    NW
  • Saturday, Jan 10
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    12-14 ft
    clean
    SE
    3mph
    9.7ft
    16s
    NNW
    12pm
    10-12+ ft
    clean
    N
    2mph
    10.1ft
    14s
    NNW
    6pm
    10-12 ft
    clean
    WNW
    3mph
    10.2ft
    14s
    NNW
  • Sunday, Jan 11
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    10-12+ ft
    fair
    SW
    3mph
    8.9ft
    16s
    NNW
    12pm
    10-12 ft
    fair
    NW
    4mph
    8.5ft
    15s
    NNW
    6pm
    8-11 ft
    fair
    WSW
    4mph
    8ft
    14s
    NNW
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  • Monday, Jan 12
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    16-20+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    13mph
    11.8ft
    18s
    NW
    12pm
    15-20 ft
    choppy
    NW
    11mph
    14.8ft
    16s
    NW
    6pm
    12-16 ft
    clean
    NE
    7mph
    15ft
    16s
    NW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East, and was updated Jan 8, 2026 @ 9:43am.
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