Nonopapa Tides Today
Niihau Island · Kauai County, HI · NOAA 1610367
- High2:09AM1.5 ft
- Low8:29AM0.4 ft
- High1:36PM1.0 ft
- Low7:44PM0.0 ft
Local Hawaii time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.
Fishing Outlook
No tide change lands near sunrise or sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 7:29 to 9:29 AMaround low tide
- 12:36 to 2:36 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:04 to 5:04 AMmoonrise
- Major9:30 to 11:30 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:52 to 4:52 PMmoonset
- Major9:52 to 11:52 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing Outlook
No tide change lands near sunrise or sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 8:21 to 10:21 AMaround low tide
- 1:11 to 3:11 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:58 to 5:58 AMmoonrise
- Major10:15 AM to 12:15 PMmoon overhead
- Minor4:28 to 5:28 PMmoonset
- Major10:38 PM to 12:38 AMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing here? See Hawaii fishing rules from the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources.
Weather and Wind
- TodayHigh 83°Mostly sunny 7% rainNE 2 to 17 mph
- TonightLow 74°Mostly clear 4% rainNE 5 to 17 mph
- SaturdayHigh 83°Sunny 6% rainNE 9 to 16 mph
Boating Forecast
Kauai Leeward Waters · issued Fri 3:09 AM
- Today
- East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, subsiding to 6 to 8 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 6 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers.
- Tonight
- East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers.
- Saturday
- East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. In the Kaulakahi Channel, east northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 8 feet at 8 seconds and north northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds. Isolated showers.
From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Next 7 Days
30 Day Tide Table| Day | Fishing | High Tides | Low Tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaturdayNov 7 | 2:44 AM 1.6 ft2:11 PM 0.9 ft | 9:21 AM 0.4 ft8:06 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 3:18 AM 1.7 ft2:45 PM 0.8 ft | 10:10 AM 0.3 ft8:30 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 3:51 AM 1.8 ft3:19 PM 0.7 ft | 10:57 AM 0.3 ft8:55 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 4:26 AM 1.8 ft3:52 PM 0.6 ft | 11:43 AM 0.3 ft9:22 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 5:02 AM 1.7 ft4:26 PM 0.5 ft | 12:30 PM 0.3 ft9:51 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 5:41 AM 1.6 ft5:05 PM 0.5 ft | 1:23 PM 0.3 ft10:22 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 6:24 AM 1.6 ft5:59 PM 0.4 ft | 2:21 PM 0.3 ft10:55 PM 0.2 ft |
About the Tides at Nonopapa
Nonopapa gets two high tides and two low tides most days, and they are not a matched pair. One high or one low each day is clearly bigger than the other. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 1.3 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 1.8 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Friday, November 20 at 6:39 PM, and the highest is 1.8 ft on Monday, November 9 at 3:51 AM.
NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Honolulu, adjusted for this location.
Official NOAA prediction for station 1610367, Nonopapa, Niihau Island, timed from its reference station Honolulu (1612340). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.