The surf forecast is 5-8 ft and glassy right now for Polihali State Park, Kauai

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    70° E @ 1mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    9:20am / 3:19am
  • BUOY 51208
    ENE6.6ft @ 8s
  • WATER TEMP
    76° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 2
SUN 3
MON 4
TUE 5
8am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-4 ft and fair at 8am on Fri 5/1
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND ENE 9 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NNW (331) 3.6 ft @ 11 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY NW (316) 1.4 ft @ 18 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide, -0.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Saturday, May 2
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-8 ft
    clean
    ESE
    2mph
    4.9ft
    14s
    NW
    12pm
    4-7 ft
    clean
    N
    0mph
    4.7ft
    14s
    NW
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    NE
    3mph
    4.2ft
    13s
    NW
  • Sunday, May 3
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    ENE
    3mph
    3.7ft
    12s
    NW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    NNE
    12mph
    3.6ft
    12s
    NW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    NE
    10mph
    3.3ft
    11s
    NW
  • Monday, May 4
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    5mph
    4.2ft
    12s
    NW
    12pm
    5-7 ft
    clean
    ENE
    2mph
    5.7ft
    12s
    NW
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    clean
    ESE
    4mph
    5.9ft
    12s
    NW
  • Tuesday, May 5
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    SE
    2mph
    5ft
    11s
    NW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    WNW
    3mph
    4.8ft
    11s
    NW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    NNW
    4mph
    4.7ft
    11s
    NW
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  • Wednesday, May 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    NNE
    5mph
    4.1ft
    10s
    NNW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    N
    8mph
    3.8ft
    10s
    NNW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    NNE
    8mph
    3.8ft
    10s
    NNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East-South-East, and was updated May 1, 2026 @ 9:34pm.
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