The surf forecast is 2+ ft and semi clean/textured right now for Polihali State Park, Kauai

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    70° ESE @ 3mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    5:23am / 11:11am
  • BUOY 51208
    ENE9.2ft @ 9s
  • WATER TEMP
    77° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 23
SUN 24
MON 25
TUE 26
3am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2+ ft and fair at 3am on Sat 5/23
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDENE 11 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYNNW (329) 2.1 ft @ 10 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYNNW (336) 0.6 ft @ 18 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide,0.5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Saturday, May 23
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    fair
    ENE
    8mph
    2ft
    10s
    NNW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    NE
    11mph
    1.6ft
    15s
    NNW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    fair
    ENE
    13mph
    2.2ft
    14s
    NNW
  • Sunday, May 24
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    ENE
    7mph
    2.5ft
    12s
    NNW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    5mph
    2.7ft
    12s
    NNW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    fair
    ENE
    16mph
    2.5ft
    11s
    NW
  • Monday, May 25
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    E
    10mph
    2.2ft
    11s
    NW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    10mph
    2ft
    11s
    NW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    ENE
    12mph
    1.8ft
    10s
    NW
  • Tuesday, May 26
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    ENE
    9mph
    0.9ft
    20s
    NW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    ENE
    9mph
    2ft
    18s
    NW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    E
    12mph
    3ft
    16s
    NW
  • Wednesday, May 27
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-7 ft
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    4.4ft
    15s
    NW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    4.5ft
    14s
    NW
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    E
    12mph
    4.3ft
    13s
    NW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East-South-East, and was updated May 22, 2026 @ 9:32pm.
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