Nawiliwili (Kauai) fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Nawiliwili (Kauai), using NOAA tide station NAWILIWILI.

Kauai Updated 7:08 AM HST, Nov 5 NOAA station 1611400

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Small Craft Advisory until Sat 6 AM - from the National Weather Service. Details

Bite outlook today Estimate

Poor

Small craft advisory - rough water for small boats
Breezy - up to 21 mph
Normal tide range (1.6 ft)

Next best time

Today 5:58 AM

Prime: Dawn + Tide change

Next tide

Low 7:20 AM

0.7 ft

Weather

74°F, Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 18 mph ENE - pressure rising

Water temp

80°F

NOAA Nawiliwili, 8 min ago

Best times to fish

5:58 AM - 7:58 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:20 AM

8:44 AM - 10:44 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

4:43 PM - 7:43 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the low tide at 7:13 PM

All 8 times today

12:38 AM - 2:08 AMMoving water into the high tide at 1:38 AM

3:08 AM - 4:08 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

5:58 AM - 7:58 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:20 AM

8:44 AM - 10:44 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

11:56 AM - 1:26 PMMoving water into the high tide at 12:56 PM

3:21 PM - 4:21 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:43 PM - 7:43 PMPrimeDusk - the evening feed; Moving water into the low tide at 7:13 PM

9:12 PM - 11:12 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 5:58 PM 74-79°Fwind to 21 mph ENE

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 1:38 AM (1.6 ft) Low 7:20 AM (0.7 ft) High 12:56 PM (1.5 ft) Low 7:13 PM (0.1 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 2:15 AM (1.9 ft) Low 8:19 AM (0.6 ft) High 1:29 PM (1.3 ft) Low 7:34 PM (-0.0 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 2:50 AM (2.1 ft) Low 9:13 AM (0.6 ft) High 1:59 PM (1.1 ft) Low 7:56 PM (-0.1 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 3:23 AM (2.2 ft) Low 10:03 AM (0.6 ft) High 2:26 PM (1.0 ft) Low 8:20 PM (-0.1 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 1611400 (NAWILIWILI). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Satellite view of Nawiliwili (Kauai) from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station NAWILIWILI; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 80°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Jacks and trevally 68-86°F
Bonefish 72-86°F
Moi 72-84°F

Hourly weatherNWS

7 AM74°18 mphENE46% rain

8 AM75°21 mphENE46% rain

9 AM76°21 mphENE46% rain

10 AM77°21 mphENE46% rain

11 AM78°18 mphENE46% rain

12 PM79°18 mphENE25% rain

1 PM79°18 mphENE25% rain

2 PM79°18 mphNE25% rain

3 PM79°18 mphNE25% rain

4 PM79°18 mphNE25% rain

5 PM78°21 mphNE25% rain

6 PM77°21 mphNE59% rain

7 PM76°21 mphNE59% rain

8 PM76°21 mphNE59% rain

9 PM76°21 mphNE59% rain

10 PM76°21 mphNE59% rain

11 PM76°22 mphENE59% rain

12 AM75°22 mphENE59% rain

1 AM75°22 mphENE59% rain

2 AM75°20 mphNE59% rain

3 AM74°20 mphNE59% rain

4 AM74°20 mphNE59% rain

5 AM74°22 mphENE59% rain

6 AM74°22 mphENE26% rain

Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:43 AM 5:58 PM	Rise 3:38 AM Set 3:51 PM	Minor 3:08 AM Major 8:44 AM Minor 3:21 PM Major 9:12 PM
Fri 6	6:44 AM 5:58 PM	Rise 4:33 AM Set 4:25 PM	Minor 4:03 AM Major 9:32 AM Minor 3:55 PM Major 9:56 PM
Sat 7	6:44 AM 5:57 PM	Rise 5:29 AM Set 5:01 PM	Minor 4:59 AM Major 10:16 AM Minor 4:31 PM Major 10:40 PM
Sun 8	6:45 AM 5:57 PM	Rise 6:24 AM Set 5:40 PM	Minor 5:54 AM Major 11:00 AM Minor 5:10 PM
Mon 9	6:45 AM 5:57 PM	Rise 7:20 AM Set 6:21 PM	Major 11:28 PM Minor 6:50 AM Major 11:52 AM Minor 5:51 PM
Tue 10	6:46 AM 5:56 PM	Rise 8:15 AM Set 7:07 PM	Major 12:16 AM Minor 7:45 AM Major 12:40 PM Minor 6:37 PM
Wed 11	6:47 AM 5:56 PM	Rise 9:09 AM Set 7:56 PM	Major 1:08 AM Minor 8:39 AM Major 1:32 PM Minor 7:26 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Nawiliwili (Kauai)

Nawiliwili and Waimea: harbor walls and sandy bays on the Garden Isle.

What's biting now (Fall): Papio and ulua feed along shorelines and harbor walls; oio (bonefish) on sandy flats.

Commonly caught in this area: Papio, ulua, oio and moi.

Also caught here: goatfish (weke), akule, aholehole, taape, great barracuda (kaku), mahimahi and ono offshore.

Piers put you over deeper water without a boat. Fish the pilings for sheepshead and snapper, and cast out from the end for mackerel and pompano when they run. Many Florida piers sell a license that covers everyone fishing from that pier.

Hawaii fishing rules (DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources)

Best baits here6 fish

Jacks and trevally

Bonefish (oio)

Moi (Pacific threadfin)

Goatfish (weke, moano, kumu)

Bigeye scad (akule, halalu)

Aholehole (Hawaiian flagtail)

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How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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