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Ha'ena Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Kauai North Shore, Hawaii

Ha'ena Bay, Kauai North Shore, Hawaii: 4–5 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 4.4 ft at 7 seconds from the northeast, with a 15 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 24 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.8 ft at 10:08 am.

Poor

4–5 ft

2–3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 6 ft

Swell from the northeast; wind from the east at 15 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces south-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:24 amrating through the daylast light 6:20 pm
Swell
4.4 ft · 7 s · NEplus 1.4 ft · 16 s · NNW
Wind
15 mph (E), gusts 24cross-shore
Tide
1.8 ft risinglow 1.8 ft at 10:08 am
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
74°Ffeels like 69°F
Sun
rise 6:47 amset 5:57 pm

Ha'ena Bay surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Ha'ena Bay: 3 pm, Good, on a falling mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Ha'ena Bay today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690236–7 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Good4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:47 am5:57 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Ha'ena Bay tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690235–6 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Ha'ena Bay: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am4–5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 252.5 ft
7 am4–5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 242.2 ft
8 am4–5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 241.9 ft
9 am4–5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 241.8 ft
10 amnow4–5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 231.8 ft
11 am4–5 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 221.8 ft
12 pm5–6 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 221.8 ft
1 pm5–7 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.9 ft
2 pm5–7 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 221.8 ft
3 pm6–7 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 221.7 ft
4 pm6–7 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 221.5 ft
5 pm6–7 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 211.2 ft
6 pm5–6 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 200.9 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 222.6 ft
7 am4–5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 232.3 ft
8 am4–5 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 222.1 ft
9 am5–6 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 221.9 ft
10 am4–5 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 211.8 ft
11 am5–6 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 211.7 ft
12 pm4–5 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 231.8 ft
1 pm4–5 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 231.8 ft
2 pm4 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 221.8 ft
3 pm4–5 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.7 ft
4 pm3–4 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.5 ft
5 pm3–4 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.2 ft
6 pm3–4 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.0 ft

Ha'ena Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Ha'ena Bay arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 1 waves per set every minute, with about 37 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 5.0 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
Lulls
about 37 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
32% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Ha'ena Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Ha'ena Bay: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 5–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–6 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–8 ft and Fair.

Ha'ena Bay surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510154–7Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 93–6Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 105–11Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 116–10Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 123–7Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 134–6Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 145–8Sun, Nov 15: FairSunNov 155–8Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 163–5Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 172–4Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Ha'ena Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Ha'ena Bay 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 94–7 ftGood4.6 ft · 8 s · NE15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2416 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 223 pm
Tue, Nov 103–6 ftPoor5.7 ft · 12 s · NNW14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2216 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 226 am
Wed, Nov 115–11 ftGood4.1 ft · 7 s · NE18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2619 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 276 pm
Thu, Nov 126–10 ftGood9.5 ft · 15 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2618 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 268 am
Fri, Nov 133–7 ftPoor6.3 ft · 13 s · NNW14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2216 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 246 am
Sat, Nov 144–6 ftPoor4.7 ft · 9 s · NE14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2215 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 248 am
Sun, Nov 155–8 ftFair4.5 ft · 8 s · NE15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2315 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2411 am
Mon, Nov 165–8 ftGood6.7 ft · 13 s · NNW9 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 1513 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 202 pm
Tue, Nov 173–5 ftPoor—12 mph offshore (ESE)12 mph cross-shore (E)11 am
Wed, Nov 182–4 ftPoor—8 mph offshore (ESE)12 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Ha'ena Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Ha'ena Bay tide chart and tide times

Tides at Ha'ena Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 3.0 ft at 3:10 am, low 1.8 ft at 10:08 am, high 1.9 ft at 12:56 pm and low 0.7 ft at 7:48 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.8 ft and rising.

Tide height at Ha'ena Bay, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.01234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.8 ft, risingHigh 3.0 ft3:10 amLow 1.8 ft10:08 amHigh 1.9 ft12:56 pmLow 0.7 ft7:48 pmHigh 3.0 ft3:40 amLow 1.7 ft11:04 amHigh 1.8 ft1:04 pmLow 0.7 ft8:14 pmHigh 2.9 ft4:21 amLow 0.7 ft8:41 pm
Tide height at Ha'ena Bay, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Ha'ena Bay tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 3.0 ft at 3:10 amLow 1.8 ft at 10:08 amHigh 1.9 ft at 12:56 pmLow 0.7 ft at 7:48 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 3.0 ft at 3:40 amLow 1.7 ft at 11:04 amHigh 1.8 ft at 1:04 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:14 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.9 ft at 4:21 amLow 0.7 ft at 8:41 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.8 ft at 5:03 amLow 0.8 ft at 9:07 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.7 ft at 5:54 amLow 0.9 ft at 9:36 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.7 ft at 6:48 amLow 1.1 ft at 10 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.7 ft at 7:40 amLow 1.3 ft at 10:23 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.6 ft at 8:29 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:04 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.6 ft at 9:11 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Ha'ena Bay water temperature

The water temperature at Ha'ena Bay is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 69°F and a 15 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 78 and 79°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 78 to 79 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood79°F now

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.

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About Ha'ena Bay

Ha'ena Bay is a beach break on the North Shore of Kauai, Hawaii, facing north-northwest.

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