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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, January 17th, 2:25am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   10.5 ft --- 340° 10-14 kt 50° 76.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   10.8 ft 14 sec 332° 12-16 kt 70° 76.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   11.2 ft 14 sec 328° 14-17 kt 20° 75.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   11.2 ft 13 sec 334° --- --- 76.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   7.9 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 76.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.5 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 77.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.2 ft 14 sec 306° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 5 sec 124° --- --- 76.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   9.5 ft 14 sec 327° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.6 ft 14 sec 313° --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.5 ft 14 sec 338° --- --- 77.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   12.8 ft --- 337° 19-23 kt 30° 76.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   10.5 ft 15 sec 355° 17-21 kt 80° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 9 sec 87° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.2 ft 9 sec 54° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.9 ft 10 sec 81° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 342° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 13 sec 342° --- --- 86.0 °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 SE (130°) 2-8 kt 11:15 pm  Fri 1/16 Common Ground Calm 11:15 pm  Fri 1/16 Moloaa Dairy ENE (70°) 0-4 kt 10:45 pm  Fri 1/16 Hanamaulu N (10°) 4-9 kt 11:15 pm  Fri 1/16 Lihue NNE (30°) 14-22 kt 11:00 pm  Fri 1/16 Nawiliwili Nos N (10°) 7-12 kt 11:24 pm  Fri 1/16 Poipu NE (40°) 4-14 kt 11:00 pm  Fri 1/16 Lawai Ntbg E (80°) 5-8 kt 11:15 pm  Fri 1/16 Port Allen ENE (70°) 12-19 kt 11:00 pm  Fri 1/16 Makaha Ridge ENE (70°) 3-12 kt 11:11 pm  Fri 1/16 Mana NE (40°) 4-8 kt 11:34 pm  Fri 1/16 Barking Sands ENE (70°) 5 kt 11:00 pm  Fri 1/16 Puu Lua E (80°) 5-16 kt 11:35 pm  Fri 1/16 Puu Opae SE (130°) 3-10 kt 11:34 pm  Fri 1/16 Waimea Heights NNE (20°) 2-6 kt 11:35 pm  Fri 1/16 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 170250 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 450 PM HST Fri Jan 16 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 450 PM HST Fri Jan 16 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A high pressure system to the northwest will move east over the next few days and bring stable breezy to locally strong trade winds. By late Sunday into early next week, winds are expected to weaken and veer southerly again ahead of another cold front. Current long range guidance shows this next cold front could approach the western coastal waters by the middle of next week. Kauai Northwest Waters- 450 PM HST Fri Jan 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... TONIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 12 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers after midnight. SATURDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, subsiding to 6 to 7 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds, east 5 feet at 6 seconds and north 5 feet at 12 seconds. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds, northwest 6 feet at 18 seconds and north 4 feet at 11 seconds. SUNDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 9 feet at 17 seconds, east 6 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at 11 seconds. SUNDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. MONDAY South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds. MONDAY NIGHT South winds to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 17 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. TUESDAY Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to northwest 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 16 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers through the day. WEDNESDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming north 7 to 10 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 14 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Windward Waters- 450 PM HST Fri Jan 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... TONIGHT East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 10 to 12 feet, subsiding to 9 to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 13 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. SATURDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, subsiding to 6 to 7 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds, east 5 feet at 6 seconds and north 5 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds, northwest 5 feet at 18 seconds and north 4 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. SUNDAY East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 16 seconds, east southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at 11 seconds. SUNDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. MONDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds. MONDAY NIGHT South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 17 seconds. TUESDAY South southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to west southwest 10 to 15 knots in the evening, veering to west northwest 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY Northwest winds to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots, then becoming north northwest 7 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 14 seconds and east 5 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Leeward Waters- 450 PM HST Fri Jan 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... TONIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. SATURDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, subsiding to 5 to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds, north 5 feet at 12 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds, northwest 5 feet at 18 seconds and north 4 feet at 11 seconds. SUNDAY East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 9 feet at 16 seconds, east southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at 11 seconds. SUNDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 15 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. MONDAY Southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 5 feet at 14 seconds. MONDAY NIGHT South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 17 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. TUESDAY South southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to west northwest after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 16 seconds and east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY North winds 10 to 15 knots. winds variable less than 10 knots after midnight. In the Kaulakahi Channel, north northwest winds to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots, then becoming north to 10 knots in the evening. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 8 feet at 14 seconds and northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. Kauai Channel- 450 PM HST Fri Jan 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... TONIGHT Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. SATURDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, subsiding to 5 to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 12 seconds. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds, north 4 feet at 11 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 18 seconds. SUNDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds, north northwest 6 feet at 18 seconds and north 3 feet at 11 seconds. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 5 feet at 15 seconds. MONDAY Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. MONDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming south 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 17 seconds. TUESDAY South southwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY North northwest winds 10 to 15 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots, then becoming northeast 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 6 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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