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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, December 24th, 1:45am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 100° 77.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 56° 21-29 kt 100° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 359° 17-21 kt 60° 77.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 90° 77.7 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.9 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 78.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   9.2 ft 10 sec 18° --- --- 77.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   10.2 ft 10 sec 16° --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 15 sec 208° --- --- 78.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 147° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 79.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.8 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 40° 77.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 110° 78.6 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   7.5 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 84.2 °F Ipan, Guam   7.2 ft 12 sec 69° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.5 ft 11 sec 9° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.6 ft 11 sec 59° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 350° --- --- 85.5 °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 NE (40°) 3-11 kt 11:00 pm  Tue 12/23 Common Ground SE (130°) 5-10 kt 11:00 pm  Tue 12/23 Moloaa Dairy ESE (110°) 3-13 kt 10:45 pm  Tue 12/23 Hanamaulu Calm 11:00 pm  Tue 12/23 Lihue E (80°) 16-24 kt 11:00 pm  Tue 12/23 Nawiliwili Nos E (80°) 18-20 kt 11:06 pm  Tue 12/23 Poipu ENE (70°) 7-16 kt 11:00 pm  Tue 12/23 Lawai Ntbg E (80°) 10-15 kt 11:00 pm  Tue 12/23 Port Allen E (90°) 17-21 kt 11:00 pm  Tue 12/23 Makaha Ridge SSE (160°) 1-3 kt 11:11 pm  Tue 12/23 Mana SE (140°) 1-3 kt 10:34 pm  Tue 12/23 Barking Sands SSE (160°) 3 kt 11:00 pm  Tue 12/23 Puu Lua E (80°) 3-10 kt 10:35 pm  Tue 12/23 Puu Opae N (360°) 3-5 kt 10:34 pm  Tue 12/23 Waimea Heights E (100°) 5-14 kt 10:35 pm  Tue 12/23 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 240305 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 505 PM HST Tue Dec 23 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 505 PM HST Tue Dec 23 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Fresh to near gale easterly trade winds will slowly decline tonight through Thursday as weakening surface high pressure far north of the islands drifts east and low pressure far northwest of Kauai remains nearly stationary. The low will move to the east Friday into the weekend, pushing a surface ridge near the islands and causing winds to further decline and eventually shift out of the southeast and south. Kauai Northwest Waters- 505 PM HST Tue Dec 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. WEDNESDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots, easing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 11 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 4 feet at 13 seconds. THURSDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 4 feet at 12 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, easing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. FRIDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY South winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming variable less than 10 knots, then becoming south 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. 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. Scattered showers. Kauai Windward Waters- 505 PM HST Tue Dec 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT East winds to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers this evening. WEDNESDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 11 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. THURSDAY East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 6 feet at 12 seconds. FRIDAY East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 6 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 6 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY South winds to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: West northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers through the night. Isolated showers after midnight. Kauai Leeward Waters- 505 PM HST Tue Dec 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 11 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 4 feet at 13 seconds. THURSDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 4 feet at 12 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. FRIDAY East southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. SATURDAY South winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming variable less than 10 knots, then becoming south 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: West northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers. Kauai Channel- 505 PM HST Tue Dec 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. WEDNESDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, subsiding to 6 to 7 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 11 seconds. WEDNESDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 13 seconds. THURSDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. THURSDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 6 feet at 12 seconds. FRIDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 6 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 6 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 3 feet at 10 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers in the evening. Isolated showers after midnight. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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