The surf forecast is 2-3+ ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Polihali State Park, Kauai

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    83° W @ 8mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:01am / 2:23pm
  • BUOY 51208
    NNW3.6ft @ 11s
  • WATER TEMP
    82° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 4
FRI 5
SAT 6
SUN 7
MON 8
8pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-4 ft and fair at 8pm on Wed 9/3
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NE 5 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NW (319) 2.9 ft @ 11 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY N (5) 2 ft @ 8 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide, 0.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Sep 4
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    4mph
    2.7ft
    11s
    NW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    N
    3mph
    2.5ft
    11s
    NW
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    clean
    ESE
    2mph
    2.4ft
    11s
    NW
  • Best Board for Thursday
  • Friday, Sep 5
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    ESE
    3mph
    2.8ft
    10s
    NW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    1mph
    2.8ft
    10s
    NW
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    E
    5mph
    2.8ft
    10s
    NNW
  • Saturday, Sep 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    clean
    ESE
    3mph
    2.8ft
    10s
    NNW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    fair
    N
    4mph
    2.6ft
    10s
    NNW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    clean
    E
    8mph
    2.3ft
    10s
    NNW
  • Sunday, Sep 7
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    ENE
    3mph
    2.4ft
    10s
    NNW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    clean
    N
    1mph
    2.1ft
    10s
    NNW
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    NE
    4mph
    2.1ft
    10s
    NNW
  • Best Surf Trip
    This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
  • Monday, Sep 8
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    clean
    E
    4mph
    1.8ft
    9s
    NNW
    12pm
    2 ft
    clean
    E
    3mph
    1.2ft
    14s
    NW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    clean
    E
    2mph
    2.4ft
    13s
    NW
Check 16-days forecast with
Surf Captain Pro
Upgrade to Pro
This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East-South-East, and was updated Sep 4, 2025 @ 9:37am.
Read more about the Surf Captain forecasts.