The surf forecast is 8-11 ft and slightly choppy right now for North Shore Kauai

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    70° NW @ 7mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    3:07pm / 11:31pm
  • BUOY 51101
    N16.7ft @ 14s
  • WATER TEMP
    74° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 12ft
  • 10ft
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 23
FRI 24
SAT 25
SUN 26
MON 27
8pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 10-12+ ft and choppy at 8pm on Wed 1/22
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND WNW 9 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NW (324) 11.8 ft @ 14 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY ENE (64) 2.8 ft @ 9 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Mid Tide, 1.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Jan 23
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    8-12 ft
    fair
    W
    8mph
    11.3ft
    13s
    NNW
    12pm
    8-11 ft
    choppy
    W
    9mph
    10.8ft
    11s
    NNW
    6pm
    8-11 ft
    fair
    WNW
    5mph
    8.9ft
    13s
    N
  • Best Board for Thursday
  • Friday, Jan 24
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    8-11 ft
    clean
    SW
    1mph
    10.5ft
    12s
    NNW
    12pm
    8-10+ ft
    fair
    NNE
    4mph
    9.9ft
    12s
    NNW
    6pm
    7-9+ ft
    clean
    E
    4mph
    9.1ft
    12s
    NNW
  • Saturday, Jan 25
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    ESE
    7mph
    6.9ft
    11s
    NNW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    5.9ft
    10s
    NNW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    NNE
    6mph
    5ft
    10s
    NNW
  • Sunday, Jan 26
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    fair
    NE
    6mph
    3.6ft
    9s
    NNW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    NNE
    9mph
    2.5ft
    13s
    NW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    NNE
    9mph
    3.4ft
    13s
    NW
  • Monday, Jan 27
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    fair
    ENE
    8mph
    4.2ft
    12s
    NW
    12pm
    4-7 ft
    fair
    ENE
    11mph
    6.5ft
    11s
    NNW
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    clean
    E
    10mph
    6.7ft
    11s
    NNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South to East-South-East, and was updated Jan 23, 2025 @ 10:15am.
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