Wailua, Hawaii Weather
Wailua, Hawaii — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Wailua, Kauai County.
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About Wailua, Hawaii
Wailua unfolds as a verdant corridor where the island's dramatic volcanic heart softens into gentle slopes leading to the sea. It lies 94.4 miles west-north-west of Mililani Town, HI (from Mililani Town, HI: bearing 296°T), and is situated 3.2 miles south-south-west of Kapaa. The air here carries the humid, sweet perfume of plumeria and ginger, a constant invitation to breathe deeply. Lush emerald green blankets the terrain, a vibrant contrast to the sapphire blue of the Pacific that laps at its shores. Towering ironwood trees, their feathery branches swaying in the trade winds, cast dappled shadows across the landscape, while the Wailua River, a ribbon of liquid jade, meanders inland, its banks fringed with dense, untamed foliage. The light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a luminous quality, bathing the sugarcane fields and the distant peaks in a warm, golden glow that seems to slow the very passage of time. This stretch of Kauai has long been a place of profound significance, deeply entwined with Hawaiian royalty and ancient legends. Before the advent of modern tourism, the fertile lands of Wailua sustained thriving agricultural communities, primarily focused on sugarcane, the sweet scent of which still occasionally drifts on the breeze. Today, the Wailua River remains a central artery, not just for its natural beauty, but as a gateway to historical sites like the Opaeka'a Falls and the Fern Grotto, drawing visitors to experience the island's rich cultural heritage. The economy, while now diversified, still bears the imprint of its agricultural past, with a strong emphasis on tourism that celebrates the natural wonders and the enduring spirit of Aloha that permeates Wailua.
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| Location | Wailua, Kauai County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 22.049223°N, 159.335221°W |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96708, 96746 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wailua, Hawaii Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wailua, Hawaii, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Wailua includes coordinates 22.049223°N, 159.335221°W, situated in Kauai County. ZIP code 96708, 96746. Telephone area code: 808. Timezone: Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
