Barking Sands

Barking Sands is an NW-facing beach break in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from SSW to SW and WSW to WNW and WNW to NE. Offshore wind here blows from the SE: light winds or SE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

NW (314°)

Best swell

WNW to N (297°–355°) or W to WNW (274°–295°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

E to S offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSW to SW (199° to 228°); WSW to WNW (255.5° to 289°); WNW to NE (297.5° to 44.5°)

Offshore wind

SE

Tide

NOAA station 1611401

Wave buoy

Hanalei, Kauai, HI (202) · 32 km away

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