Coastal Waters Forecast for Kauai Leeward Waters (PHZ112) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Kauai Leeward Waters (PHZ112)
Issued by: National Weather Service Honolulu, HI
Last Update: 956 AM HST Sun Apr 19 2026
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Today: East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.

Tonight: East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Monday: East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.

Monday Night: Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: east southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

Tuesday: Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 5 seconds, northwest 3 feet at 15 seconds and north northeast 3 feet at 17 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

Tuesday Night: Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave detail: northwest 4 feet at 12 seconds, north northeast 4 feet at 15 seconds and east 3 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.

Wednesday: Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming north northeast to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave detail: north northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds and north northeast 4 feet at 13 seconds.

Thursday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots. In the kaulakahi channel, northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon and evening, veering to east northeast 7 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 4 feet at 5 seconds, north northeast 3 feet at 11 seconds and west northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds.

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.







Zone Forecast: Kauai Leeward Waters (PHZ112)

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