The surf forecast is 4-6+ ft and semi clean/textured right now for Southwest Kauai

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    77° ESE @ 9 → 12mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:01am / 12:11am
  • BUOY 51212
    W5.9ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    77° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 18
SUN 19
MON 20
TUE 21
8am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-6 ft and clean at 8am on Fri 5/17
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND E 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (193) 2.7 ft @ 17 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (194) 2.3 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide, 0.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Saturday, May 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    8mph
    3.4ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    SE
    9mph
    3.2ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    9mph
    2.9ft
    16s
    SSW
  • Best Board for Saturday
  • Sunday, May 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    E
    6mph
    2.2ft
    18s
    S
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    ESE
    11mph
    2.5ft
    18s
    S
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    clean
    ESE
    8mph
    3.3ft
    17s
    S
  • Monday, May 20
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    3ft
    16s
    S
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    ESE
    6mph
    2.9ft
    16s
    S
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    E
    8mph
    2.9ft
    15s
    S
  • Tuesday, May 21
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    2.5ft
    14s
    S
    12pm
    3+ ft
    clean
    E
    10mph
    2.2ft
    14s
    S
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    10mph
    2.1ft
    13s
    S
  • Wednesday, May 22
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    E
    8mph
    1.8ft
    13s
    S
    12pm
    2+ ft
    clean
    E
    10mph
    1.6ft
    13s
    S
    6pm
    2+ ft
    clean
    E
    10mph
    0.9ft
    18s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East-North-East to North-North-East, and was updated May 17, 2024 @ 10:17pm.
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