Kaunakakai Tides Today
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Kaunakakai runs a mean tidal range of about 1.4 ft. This month the highest water, 2.9 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 24.
| High tide | 12:23 AM | 1.2 ft |
| Low tide | 5:09 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 11:43 AM | 2.0 ft |
| Low tide | 6:44 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Kaunakakai
Today at Kaunakakai: high tide at 12:23 AM (1.2 ft) and 11:43 AM (2.0 ft), low tide at 5:09 AM (0.7 ft) and 6:44 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is sunny with E winds 5 to 17 mph, 86°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 6:31 AM and sunset at 5:52 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Clear | ESE 7 mph | 73°F |
| Tuesday | Sunny | E 5 to 17 mph | 86°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Kaunakakai is
Kaunakakai sits at 21.0850° N, 157.0320° W on the Hawaiian Islands, at Kaunakakai, HI. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2000 until 2001, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Kahului (NOAA 1615680), 38.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 88 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Kaunakakai, Molokai Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 6.3 mi away.
The tide at Kaunakakai
Kaunakakai has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.1 ft, and 1.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.5 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Hawaiian tides are mixed and small, usually under 2 ft, with two unequal highs a day.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Kaunakakai from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.1 ft above it and mean sea level 0.9 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Honolulu, HI gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 1613198, established 2000, gauge removed 2001. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Kaunakakai
- Kamalo Harbor: 10.3 mi, tides about 21 min earlier
- Kolo: 10.7 mi, tides about 9 min later
- Pukoo Harbor: 15.0 mi, tides about 50 min earlier
- Kaumalapau, Lanai Island: 20.5 mi, tides about 8 min later
- Kahului: 38.6 mi, tides about 92 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Kaunakakai this month: Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Kaunakakai this month: Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 …. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Kaunakakai, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 7:05–9:05 AM 7:30–9:30 PM | 12:35–2:35 AM 1:29–3:29 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:52–9:52 AM 8:17–10:17 PM | 1:34–3:34 AM 2:06–4:06 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:38–10:38 AM 9:03–11:03 PM | 2:30–4:30 AM 2:41–4:41 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:23–11:23 AM 9:48–11:48 PM | 3:25–5:25 AM 3:16–5:16 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:08–12:08 PM 10:33–12:33 AM | 4:20–6:20 AM 3:52–5:52 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:55–12:55 PM 11:20–1:20 AM | 5:15–7:15 AM 4:31–6:31 PM | 98 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:43–1:43 PM 12:08–2:08 AM | 6:10–8:10 AM 5:12–7:12 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 1613198. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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