The surf forecast is 1+ ft and semi clean/textured right now for Polihali State Park, Kauai

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    84° W @ 14mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    12:40am / 7:11am
  • BUOY 51208
    ENE3.6ft @ 6s
  • WATER TEMP
    77° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 13
THU 14
FRI 15
SAT 16
SUN 17
2am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1-2 ft and fair at 2am on Wed 8/13
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NE 8 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NW (318) 1.8 ft @ 8 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY NNE (24) 1.8 ft @ 8 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide, 0.4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Wednesday, Aug 13
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    NE
    12mph
    1.7ft
    8s
    NW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    NE
    11mph
    1.6ft
    8s
    NW
    6pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    NE
    9mph
    1.5ft
    8s
    NNW
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  • Thursday, Aug 14
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    NE
    3mph
    1.3ft
    8s
    NNW
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    NNE
    6mph
    1.2ft
    7s
    NNW
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    NE
    5mph
    1ft
    7s
    NNW
  • Friday, Aug 15
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    1mph
    0.7ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NW
    2mph
    0.8ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    ENE
    2mph
    0.8ft
    10s
    WNW
  • Saturday, Aug 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    NE
    10mph
    0.5ft
    13s
    NW
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    E
    9mph
    0.6ft
    13s
    NW
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    ENE
    10mph
    0.8ft
    12s
    NW
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  • Sunday, Aug 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    choppy
    NE
    12mph
    1.2ft
    12s
    WNW
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    NE
    6mph
    1.1ft
    11s
    NW
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    NE
    11mph
    1.1ft
    11s
    WNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East-South-East, and was updated Aug 13, 2025 @ 3:38pm.
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