The surf forecast is 2+ ft and glassy right now for Polihali State Park, Kauai

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    83° NW @ 9mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    12:16pm / 7:08am
  • BUOY 51208
    NE5.6ft @ 8s
  • WATER TEMP
    80° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 18
SUN 19
MON 20
TUE 21
WED 22
1pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2+ ft and clean at 1pm on Sat 7/18
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNNE 2 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYWNW (285) 1.6 ft @ 13 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYNNE (31) 2.8 ft @ 7 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide,0.5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Saturday, Jul 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    E
    3mph
    1.8ft
    13s
    WNW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    clean
    NE
    2mph
    1.6ft
    13s
    WNW
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    NE
    3mph
    1.5ft
    13s
    WNW
  • Sunday, Jul 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    clean
    E
    3mph
    1.4ft
    12s
    WNW
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    fair
    N
    3mph
    1.3ft
    12s
    WNW
    6pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    NE
    6mph
    1.2ft
    12s
    WNW
  • Monday, Jul 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    6mph
    1ft
    12s
    WNW
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    NE
    3mph
    1ft
    11s
    WNW
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    NE
    4mph
    0.9ft
    11s
    WNW
  • Tuesday, Jul 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    0.8ft
    11s
    WNW
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    ENE
    6mph
    0.7ft
    11s
    WNW
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    ENE
    5mph
    0.7ft
    11s
    WNW
  • Wednesday, Jul 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    E
    9mph
    0.5ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    ENE
    4mph
    0.3ft
    11s
    N
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    E
    4mph
    0.5ft
    11s
    NNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East-South-East, and was updated Jul 18, 2026 @ 9:36am.
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