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Kauai Surf Report

Kauai surf at 6 am HST on Tuesday, Nov 10: 1–8 ft faces (1–4 ft Hawaiian scale) across 21 spots. Best right now: Polihale, 7–8 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale) and Great, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind. Water is about 79°F; a rashguard is enough.

Updated 6 am HST, Tue, Nov 10 · Forecasts update four times a day.

Surf now: 1–8 ft faces
Best now: PolihaleGreat
Water: 79°F

21 spots right now: 1 Great · 4 Good · 6 Fair · 3 Poor to Fair · 7 Poor

Haena Princeville Kilauea Hanalei Kapaa Kekaha Waimea Poipu

21 spots by rating at 6 am HST. Tap a town to jump to its spots.

Kauai surf by town

Bars show the next 10 days at midday: height is the biggest surf in the town, colour is its best rating. Every bar on this page uses the same scale, with full height at 20 ft (wave faces).

Haena
3 spots · 4–7 ft faces (2–4 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Tunnels Fair
Best day: Sun, Nov 15, Good, up to 10 ft
Princeville
1 spot · 7–8 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Hideaways Good
Best day: Mon, Nov 16, Good, up to 8 ft
Kilauea
1 spot · 2–3 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Kalihiwai Poor
Best day: Wed, Nov 11, Poor, up to 5 ft
Hanalei
2 spots · 5–6 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Hanalei Bay Good
Best day: Sun, Nov 15, Good, up to 11 ft
Kapaa
2 spots · 3–5 ft faces (2 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Wailua/Horners Fair
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Fair, up to 4 ft
Kekaha
3 spots · 3–8 ft faces (2–4 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Polihale Great
Best day: Thu, Nov 12, Epic, up to 13 ft
Waimea
2 spots · 1–3 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Waimea Rivermouth Fair
Best day: Fri, Nov 13, Good, up to 2 ft
Poipu
5 spots · 2–4 ft faces (1–2 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: PKs Fair
Best day: Fri, Nov 13, Poor to Fair, up to 4 ft

More towns: Anahola · Lihue

Best surf in Kauai right now

PolihaleGreat7–8 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale) · 8 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 13
Mana PointGood5–6 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale) · 7 mph cross-shore (ESE)
HideawaysGood7–8 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale) · 11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 19
Majors BayGood3–4 ft faces (2 ft Hawaiian scale) · 7 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 12
Hanalei BayGood6 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale) · 11 mph offshore (E), gusts 19

Bar length is the top of each spot's height range now.

Kauai surf this weekend and the next 10 days

The biggest and best-rated Kauai spots for each of the next 7 days, at midday; heights are wave faces.
Day	Biggest surf	Where	Best-rated spot
Today	6–7 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale)	Tunnels	Mana Point Good
Tomorrow	13–15 ft faces (7–8 ft Hawaiian scale)	Polihale	Majors Bay Great
Thu, Nov 12	12–13 ft faces (6–7 ft Hawaiian scale)	Polihale	Majors Bay Epic
Fri, Nov 13	7–8 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale)	Hideaways	Majors Bay Good
Sat, Nov 14	6–7 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale)	Tunnels	Polihale Good
Sun, Nov 15	12–14 ft faces (6–7 ft Hawaiian scale)	Polihale	Majors Bay Great
Mon, Nov 16	8–9 ft faces (4–5 ft Hawaiian scale)	Polihale	Mana Point Great
Nov 20–25	Days 11–16 are in the Current app with a subscription

All 21 Kauai spots today

Every Kauai spot by town, north to south, with the rating and surf now and the next 10 days at midday. Bar height is the top of the surf range, on one scale for the whole table (full height 20 ft). Heights are wave faces; Hawaiian scale is about half the face height.
Spot and wind	Now (face)	Next 10 days+6 days in the app
Haena Haena surf report
Tunnels14 mph offshore (E), gusts 21	Fair6–7 ft3–4 ft Hawaiian
Cannons14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 21	Poor5–6 ft3 ft Hawaiian
Ha'ena Bay13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 21	Poor4–5 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Princeville Princeville surf report
Hideaways11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 19	Good7–8 ft3–4 ft Hawaiian
Kilauea Kilauea surf report
Kalihiwai11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 19	Poor2–3 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Hanalei Hanalei surf report
Hanalei Bay11 mph offshore (E), gusts 19	Good6 ft3 ft Hawaiian
Waikokos11 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 19	Fair5–6 ft3 ft Hawaiian
Anahola Anahola surf report
Anahola Bay14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 21	Poor4 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Kapaa Kapaa surf report
Wailua/Horners11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 18	Fair3–4 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Kealia12 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 19	Poor4–5 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Kekaha Kekaha surf report
Polihale8 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 13	Great7–8 ft3–4 ft Hawaiian
Mana Point7 mph cross-shore (ESE)	Good5–6 ft3 ft Hawaiian
Majors Bay7 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 12	Good3–4 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Lihue Lihue surf report
Kalapaki Beach12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18	Poor to Fair1 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Waimea Waimea surf report
Waimea Rivermouth9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 17	Fair1–2 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Pakalas10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 19	Poor2–3 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Poipu Poipu surf report
PKs13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22	Fair2–3 ft1–2 ft Hawaiian
Brenneckes15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22	Fair2–3 ft1 ft Hawaiian
Gillin's15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 21	Poor to Fair3–4 ft2 ft Hawaiian
Shipwrecks15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22	Poor to Fair3 ft1–2 ft Hawaiian
Centers13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22	Poor3 ft1–2 ft Hawaiian

Tides today in Kauai

Tides today (Tue, Nov 10) at Brenneckes in Poipu: high 2.2 ft at 4:20 am, low 0.5 ft at 11:38 am, high 0.8 ft at 3:19 pm and low 0.0 ft at 9:15 pm.

Heights in feet above MLLW. Times differ by a few minutes along Kauai.

Tide charts for each town: Haena · Princeville · Kilauea · Hanalei · Anahola · Kapaa · Kekaha · Lihue · Waimea · Poipu

Kauai water temperature

Water across Kauai is about 79°F on Tue, Nov 10; a rashguard is enough.

Haena79°F · rashguard
Princeville79°F · rashguard
Kilauea79°F · rashguard
Hanalei79°F · rashguard
Anahola79°F · rashguard
Kapaa79°F · rashguard
Kekaha79°F · rashguard
Lihue79°F · rashguard
Waimea79°F · rashguard
Poipu79°F · rashguard

Nearby areas in Hawaii

Molokai & Lanai
9 spots · 1–9 ft faces (0–5 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Kalaupapa Good
Best day: Mon, Nov 16, Great, up to 11 ft
Big Island
30 spots · 0–6 ft faces (0–3 ft Hawaiian scale) now
Best now: Richardsons Epic
Best day: Mon, Nov 16, Great, up to 7 ft

All Hawaii surf reports

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