Kauai South Shore · Kauai · Hawaii
Gillin's Surf Report & Forecast, Kauai South Shore, Hawaii
Gillin's, Kauai South Shore, Hawaii: 3–4 ft faces (2 ft Hawaiian scale), chest high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.2 ft at 8 seconds from the southeast, with a 17 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 24 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 10:53 am.
3–4 ft
2 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.2 ft · 8 s · SEplus 0.7 ft · 12 s · SSW
- Wind
- 17 mph (ENE), gusts 24cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.6 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 10:53 am
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 69°F
- Sun
- rise 6:46 amset 5:57 pm
Gillin's surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Gillin's: 6 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Gillin's: 6 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.8 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.5 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.1 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.8 ft |
| 10 amnow | 3–4 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.6 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 0.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.7 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 19 | 2.0 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 21 | 1.7 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 1.3 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 0.9 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 0.7 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 0.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 25 | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 26 | 0.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 25 | 0.5 ft |
Gillin's waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Gillin's arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 12 s
- Lulls
- about 46 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 85% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Gillin's surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Gillin's: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 3–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–4 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Gillin's are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.8 ft · 8 s · SE | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Fair | 2.8 ft · 9 s · SE | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 8 s · SE | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–4 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 8 s · SE | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.9 ft · 9 s · SE | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–4 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 8 s · SE | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 8 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–4 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 8 s · SE | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.6 ft · 8 s · SE | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–4 ft | Fair | — | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 21 | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Good | — | 9 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 10 mph cross-shore (E) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Gillin's are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Gillin's tide chart and tide times
Tides at Gillin's today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.3 ft at 3:48 am, low 0.6 ft at 10:53 am, high 0.9 ft at 2:51 pm and low 0.0 ft at 8:46 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.6 ft and falling.
Gillin's tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.3 ft at 3:48 amLow 0.6 ft at 10:53 amHigh 0.9 ft at 2:51 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:46 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.3 ft at 4:20 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:37 amHigh 0.8 ft at 3:16 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.2 ft at 4:57 amLow 0.5 ft at 12:28 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 3:40 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:40 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.1 ft at 5:36 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:35 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 4:06 pmLow 0.0 ft at 10:09 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.0 ft at 6:22 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:54 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 4:37 pmLow 0.1 ft at 10:43 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 1.9 ft at 7:09 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:07 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 5:51 pmLow 0.3 ft at 11:17 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 1.9 ft at 7:59 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:45 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 8:27 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.5 ft at 12:07 amHigh 1.8 ft at 8:49 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:06 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 10:54 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 0.7 ft at 1:47 amHigh 1.7 ft at 9:37 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Gillin's water temperature
The water temperature at Gillin's is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 69°F and a 17 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays near 79°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Gillin's
- Shipwrecks1.9 mi WSW · 3–4 ft · Poor to Fair
- Brenneckes2.7 mi WSW · 2–3 ft · Poor to Fair
- PKs4.0 mi W · 3 ft · Poor to Fair
- Centers4.2 mi W · 3 ft · Poor
- Kalapaki Beach6.3 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Wailua/Horners12 mi NNE · 4–5 ft · Poor
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About Gillin's
Gillin's is a reef break on the South Shore of Kauai, Hawaii, facing south-southeast. Also called Mahaulepu.
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