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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, December 27th, 2:20pm PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   5.6 ft 7 sec 110° 12-14 kt 180° 76.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   5.9 ft 7 sec 101° 14-17 kt 180° 76.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.2 ft --- 116° 16-19 kt 130° 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 160° 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 11 sec 20° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 21° --- --- 76.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.6 ft 11 sec 26° --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 177° --- --- 78.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 7 sec 156° --- --- 77.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 12 sec 26° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 162° --- --- 79.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 23° --- --- 78.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   8.2 ft 8 sec 87° 14-17 kt 80° 77.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.9 ft 8 sec 96° 16-19 kt 100° 78.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   5.9 ft 15 sec 45° --- --- 84.2 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 15 sec 63° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   9.2 ft 13 sec 14° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.6 ft 7 sec 46° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 11 sec 317° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 12 sec 322° --- --- 85.3 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli WNW (300°) 3-8 kt 11:15 am  Sat 12/27 Common Ground NW (320°) 1-3 kt 11:15 am  Sat 12/27 Moloaa Dairy SE (140°) 1-6 kt 10:45 am  Sat 12/27 Hanamaulu SSE (160°) 2-4 kt 11:15 am  Sat 12/27 Lihue E (80°) 4 kt 11:00 am  Sat 12/27 Nawiliwili Nos WSW (250°) 2-3 kt 11:24 am  Sat 12/27 Poipu W (260°) 4-10 kt 11:00 am  Sat 12/27 Lawai Ntbg NNE (20°) 3-5 kt 11:15 am  Sat 12/27 Port Allen W (280°) 8-11 kt 11:00 am  Sat 12/27 Makaha Ridge WSW (240°) 3-5 kt 11:11 am  Sat 12/27 Mana S (170°) 3-5 kt 11:34 am  Sat 12/27 Barking Sands SSE (150°) 6 kt 11:34 am  Sat 12/27 Puu Lua E (80°) 2-7 kt 11:35 am  Sat 12/27 Puu Opae SSE (150°) 3-9 kt 11:34 am  Sat 12/27 Waimea Heights ENE (70°) 1-7 kt 11:35 am  Sat 12/27 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 271657 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 657 AM HST Sat Dec 27 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 657 AM HST Sat Dec 27 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... An approaching front will push the nearby surface ridge closer to the state, resulting in decreasing wind speeds out of a more southeasterly direction across the region through Monday. Moderate to locally fresh easterly trade winds will return Tuesday though Wednesday, as high pressure builds in from the north. Kauai Northwest Waters- 657 AM HST Sat Dec 27 2025 TODAY South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming 7 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 4 feet at 11 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. TONIGHT South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: West northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, building to 8 to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds, east 3 feet at 7 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 9 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. Kauai Windward Waters- 657 AM HST Sat Dec 27 2025 TODAY South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to south 7 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 11 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. TONIGHT South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east southeast 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and west northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 14 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. TUESDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 9 feet at 14 seconds and east southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Leeward Waters- 657 AM HST Sat Dec 27 2025 TODAY South southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 4 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers this morning. Isolated showers this afternoon. TONIGHT South winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY South winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: West northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Channel- 657 AM HST Sat Dec 27 2025 TODAY South winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. TONIGHT South southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 6 feet at 14 seconds and east 3 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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