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Kauai Tide Chart
Kauai — the Garden Isle — keeps a gentle semidiurnal tide of around two feet measured at Nawiliwili, the easy island rhythm behind its reef fishing, beach days, and surf breaks.
Upcoming tides in Kauai
Live NOAA predictions for station 1611400 (Nawiliwili).
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Heights in feet above MLLW, station local time. See the full interactive tide map.
The pattern
Two highs and two lows daily with only about two feet of range — classic Hawaii micro-tides. The swing is small, but the timing still decides when the reef flats are wadeable and when the channels run.
Reef and surf
Bonefish and trevally patrol the flats on the rising tide; the south-shore surf breaks work best on specific tide stages. Napali boat tours and inter-island crossings time their departures around the tide and swell together.
Boating
The Napali coast is exposed open-ocean boating — check swell and wind as well as the tide. Nawiliwili Harbor on the east side is the sheltered launch point. For the region, see our Hawaii tides guide.