Live conditions and useful information for exploring Kauaʻi.
Weather around Kauaʻi
Hanalei
North Shore
85°F
Current forecast period
Mostly Sunny
High 85°F · Low 73°F
Rain 13%
E 10 mph
Kapaʻa
East Side
85°F
Current forecast period
Sunny
High 85°F · Low 73°F
Rain 11%
E 9 mph
Līhuʻe
Līhuʻe
85°F
Current forecast period
Mostly Sunny
High 85°F · Low 74°F
Rain 13%
ENE 9 mph
Poʻipū
Kōloa / Poʻipū
85°F
Current forecast period
Sunny
High 85°F · Low 79°F
Rain 10%
ENE 12 mph
Waimea
Waimea
91°F
Current forecast period
Sunny
High 91°F · Low 74°F
Rain 8%
ESE 6 mph
7-day Kauaʻi outlook
High and low values are shown only when NWS publishes the matching daytime and nighttime periods. Rain chances remain separate.
Mostly Sunny
85°F / 73°F
Day 13% · Night 10%
Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers
85°F / 73°F
Day 20% · Night 23%
Scattered Rain Showers
85°F / 73°F
Day 26% · Night 41%
Scattered Rain Showers
86°F / 75°F
Day 45% · Night 38%
Scattered Rain Showers
86°F / 76°F
Day 41% · Night 70%
Rain Showers Likely
86°F / 75°F
Day 70% · Night 59%
Scattered Rain Showers
86°F / 75°F
Day 53% · Night 26%
Sunny
85°F / 73°F
Day 11% · Night 13%
Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers
85°F / 73°F
Day 15% · Night 18%
Isolated Rain Showers
85°F / 74°F
Day 23% · Night 36%
Scattered Rain Showers
86°F / 75°F
Day 39% · Night 28%
Scattered Rain Showers
86°F / 76°F
Day 42% · Night 70%
Rain Showers Likely
86°F / 76°F
Day 70% · Night 59%
Rain Showers Likely
86°F / 76°F
Day 55% · Night 27%
Mostly Sunny
85°F / 74°F
Day 13% · Night 15%
Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
85°F / 74°F
Day 17% · Night 20%
Isolated Rain Showers
86°F / 75°F
Day 17% · Night 32%
Scattered Rain Showers
86°F / 76°F
Day 33% · Night 31%
Scattered Rain Showers
87°F / 77°F
Day 42% · Night 70%
Rain Showers Likely
86°F / 75°F
Day 70% · Night 59%
Scattered Rain Showers
86°F / 75°F
Day 53% · Night 29%
Sunny
85°F / 79°F
Day 10% · Night 10%
Sunny
85°F / 79°F
Day 13% · Night 14%
Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers
85°F / 80°F
Day 20% · Night 24%
Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
86°F / 82°F
Day 18% · Night 22%
Scattered Rain Showers
87°F / 82°F
Day 27% · Night 70%
Rain Showers Likely
86°F / 76°F
Day 70% · Night 53%
Scattered Rain Showers
86°F / 76°F
Day 43% · Night 24%
Sunny
91°F / 74°F
Day 8% · Night 8%
Sunny
90°F / 74°F
Day 12% · Night 11%
Sunny
91°F / 74°F
Day 11% · Night 17%
Sunny
92°F / 77°F
Day 9% · Night 12%
Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers
93°F / 78°F
Day 20% · Night 58%
Rain Showers Likely
93°F / 76°F
Day 59% · Night 45%
Scattered Rain Showers
93°F / 76°F
Day 32% · Night 18%
Important today
✓ No major NWS weather alerts currently displayed for Kauaʻi.
This does not establish that conditions everywhere are safe.
No NWS island-scale surf or marine alert is currently in effect.
No alert does not mean every beach is safe.
Check County and state sources. Kauaʻi Insider does not infer island road conditions from river data.
808-241-1725Planning Hāʻena, Kēʻē or Kalalau? Check current access and reservation requirements before you go.
Kauaʻi recovery information
For official recovery information, assistance and County updates:
Visit Kauaʻi Recovers ↗Official notice last verified by Kauaʻi Insider · Fri, Sep 11 · 10:45 PM HST
Rain around Kauaʻi
Linked-only official resource · National Weather Service Honolulu / Kauaʻi PHKI radar
Ocean & surf
Ocean and surf
That is not the same as safe conditions. The National Weather Service issues alerts for island-scale hazards; it does not report what any individual beach is doing today. Check the official beach-safety resource and the lifeguards on the beach before you go in.
Hawaiʻi Beach Safety: beach-by-beach conditions ↗Source: National Weather Service · Kauaʻi land and coastal-water zones
Retrieved by Kauaʻi Insider: 12:56 PM HST
Alerts are matched to Kauaʻi using the National Weather Service's own zone codes, not by searching the text of Hawaiʻi-wide alerts.
NWS HonoluluWater quality
Heavy rain can carry polluted runoff into streams and coastal water. Hawaiʻi DOH issues brown-water and other water-quality advisories.
Check current water-quality advisoriesLinked-only official resource. A missing Kauaʻi Insider notice is not proof that no advisory exists.
Official notice last verified by Kauaʻi Insider
Hawaiʻi DOH has issued a Brown Water Advisory for the Island of Kauaʻi. Avoid water that appears brown or murky and review the official notice for guidance.
Source: Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Clean Water Branch · Published Mon, Sep 7 · 6:47 PM HST · Verified Fri, Sep 11 · 10:45 PM HST
View official notice ↗Parks & trails
Official notice last verified by Kauaʻi Insider
GoHāʻena reports shuttle service to Hāʻena State Park is suspended until further notice due to Hurricane Lowell impacts. Check the official page before travel.
Source: GoHāʻena · Published Wed, Sep 9 · 11:49 AM HST · Verified Fri, Sep 11 · 10:45 PM HST
View official notice ↗Current status not automatically available
Current status not automatically available
Current status not automatically available
Current status not automatically available
Linked-only official resource. Weather is never used to infer a park or trail status.
Planning Hāʻena or Kalalau?
Requirements can apply, and conditions or operations can change. Kauaʻi Insider does not report reservation inventory.
Today’s tides
NOAA tide predictions · Nāwiliwili
These are NOAA predictions for the Nāwiliwili reference station on the south-east side of Kauaʻi. Tide times and heights differ elsewhere on the island, including Hanalei.
Source: NOAA Tides & Currents · Nāwiliwili, Kauaʻi, HI (station 1611400) · datum MLLW
Retrieved by Kauaʻi Insider: 9:25 AM HST
These are astronomical predictions, not measured water levels. Weather and surf can change actual water levels.
Official NOAA tide predictionsToday on Kauaʻi
Sunrise
6:24 AM HST
Sunset
6:43 PM HST
Locally calculated for central Kauaʻi. Clouds and terrain affect actual visibility; these are not safety times.
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North Shore live
6.84 ft · → Steady
Measured 12:10 PM HST · Provisional
Upstream gage (USGS 16103000): -0.04 ft · 173 ft³/s · separate station, separate datum.
River gage height does not tell you whether the highway is open or safe.
River details & 24-hour graph →Know before you go
Reservations, one-lane bridges, fast-changing streams, seasonal surf and respectful wildlife viewing—the useful things visitors often learn too late.
8 things to know before you go