The surf forecast is 2 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Southwest Kauai

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    78° E @ 15 → 21mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    2:36pm / 7:01am
  • BUOY 51212
    NW5.2ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    77° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
MON 20
TUE 21
WED 22
THU 23
FRI 24
8pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2+ ft and clean at 8pm on Sun 1/19
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NE 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY S (190) 1.6 ft @ 13 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY NW (309) 4.3 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide, 0.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Monday, Jan 20
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    clean
    N
    2mph
    1.4ft
    13s
    S
    12pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    1.3ft
    13s
    S
    6pm
    1-2 ft
    clean
    SSW
    2mph
    1.2ft
    12s
    S
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  • Tuesday, Jan 21
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    NE
    2mph
    1.1ft
    12s
    S
    12pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    1ft
    12s
    S
    6pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    WNW
    6mph
    1ft
    12s
    S
  • Wednesday, Jan 22
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    NW
    9mph
    0.9ft
    12s
    S
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    NNW
    7mph
    0.8ft
    11s
    S
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    N
    11mph
    0.7ft
    11s
    SSW
  • Thursday, Jan 23
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    N
    7mph
    0.6ft
    11s
    S
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NE
    8mph
    0.3ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NE
    9mph
    0.3ft
    16s
    SSW
  • Friday, Jan 24
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    6mph
    0.5ft
    10s
    SSW
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    E
    4mph
    0.4ft
    10s
    SSW
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    ENE
    13mph
    0.3ft
    15s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East-North-East to North-North-East, and was updated Jan 20, 2025 @ 10:17am.
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