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It can often be as rough or rougher than Morehead City, especially in winter as previously mentioned. It is also rough during summertime south swells.
The main issue, though, is that no one in Kauai (when last I was there) operates boats the size of the best boats that take on the Morehead City conditions. Sure there are some six packs and boats of less than 35 feet in length in Morehead, but, usually it is the 45ft vessels and greater that take on the rougher days there. And, it's not only the vessels size but it's design that enables it to take on the 2 1/2 to 3 hour runs through 5 to 8 foot seas. Most of the dive boats in Morehead are former crew boats which are better designed and equipped for those rough seas. Most of the boats in Kauai are open dive vessels with less draft and less stability in higher seas.
The dive operators are very good at making the right go-no go call based on the conditions. When they choose to go you may not always get a flat calm day but you can be sure that if you have handled the conditions in Morehead when Captains there chose to go you will be fine going to Ni' ihau.
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