The surf forecast is 2 ft and fairly clean right now for Southwest Kauai

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    73° NE @ 14 → 20mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    2:31am / 3:54am
  • BUOY 51212
    W3.3ft @ 14s
  • WATER TEMP
    77° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 17
FRI 18
SAT 19
SUN 20
MON 21
2am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2 ft and clean at 2am on Thu 4/17
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND SSE 2 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (194) 1.1 ft @ 15 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY WNW (298) 0.8 ft @ 15 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide, 0.4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Apr 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    clean
    SE
    2mph
    1.1ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    fair
    SSE
    7mph
    1.1ft
    14s
    S
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    SE
    5mph
    1.3ft
    13s
    WSW
  • Best Board for Thursday
  • Friday, Apr 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    NE
    2mph
    0.7ft
    17s
    SSW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SE
    10mph
    0.9ft
    19s
    S
    6pm
    1+ ft
    clean
    SE
    6mph
    0.7ft
    17s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Apr 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    ESE
    6mph
    1.3ft
    17s
    SSW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    clean
    E
    7mph
    1.2ft
    17s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    S
    4mph
    1.3ft
    16s
    SSW
  • Sunday, Apr 20
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    NE
    6mph
    0.9ft
    19s
    S
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    E
    3mph
    1.1ft
    19s
    S
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    2mph
    1.2ft
    18s
    S
  • Monday, Apr 21
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    NE
    4mph
    1.3ft
    18s
    S
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    SE
    4mph
    1.4ft
    16s
    S
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    clean
    S
    1mph
    1ft
    19s
    S
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East-North-East to North-North-East, and was updated Apr 17, 2025 @ 4:19pm.
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