Kauai West Side · Kauai · Hawaii
Majors Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Kauai West Side, Hawaii
Majors Bay, Kauai West Side, Hawaii: 3–4 ft faces (2 ft Hawaiian scale), chest high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.7 ft at 11 seconds from the northwest, with a 9 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 16 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.7 ft at 11:02 am.
3–4 ft
2 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 3.7 ft · 11 s · NWplus 1.7 ft · 9 s · SE
- Wind
- 9 mph (ENE), gusts 16offshore
- Tide
- 0.7 ft fallinglow 0.7 ft at 11:02 am
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:47 amset 5:58 pm
Majors Bay surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Majors Bay: 5 pm, Good, 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 Majors Bay: 6 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 14 | 1.8 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 15 | 1.5 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 16 | 1.1 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (E), gusts 14 | 0.9 ft |
| 10 amnow | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (E), gusts 13 | 0.7 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 12 | 0.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (E), gusts 11 | 0.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (E) | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (E), gusts 14 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 12 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 12 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 18 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (E), gusts 11 | 2.0 ft |
| 7 am | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (E) | 1.7 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (E) | 1.3 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (E) | 1.0 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 0.8 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.4 ft |
Majors Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Majors Bay arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 19 s
- Lulls
- about 121 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 44% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Majors Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Majors Bay: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 3–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–5 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–5 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Majors Bay 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 | 3–6 ft | Good | 4.0 ft · 12 s · NW | 9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 16 | 8 mph offshore (E), gusts 14 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Good | 4.2 ft · 12 s · NW | 6 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–10 ft | Epic | 3.3 ft · 12 s · NW | 8 mph offshore (E), gusts 13 | 10 mph offshore (E), gusts 18 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6–8 ft | Epic | 8.8 ft · 15 s · NW | 9 mph offshore (E), gusts 14 | 8 mph offshore (ESE) | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Good | 5.8 ft · 13 s · NNW | 7 mph offshore (E), gusts 13 | 8 mph offshore (E), gusts 15 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2–5 ft | Great | 4.0 ft · 12 s · NW | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 8 mph offshore (E), gusts 15 | 8 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–5 ft | Great | 3.0 ft · 12 s · NNW | 7 mph offshore (E), gusts 16 | 9 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 18 | 11 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–5 ft | Great | 5.9 ft · 13 s · NNW | 8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 18 | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 16 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph offshore (E), gusts 14 | 4 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 10 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (E) | 6 mph onshore (W) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Majors Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Majors Bay tide chart and tide times
Tides at Majors Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.2 ft at 3:44 am, low 0.7 ft at 11:02 am, high 0.9 ft at 2:21 pm and low 0.0 ft at 8:29 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.7 ft and falling.
Majors Bay tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.2 ft at 3:44 amLow 0.7 ft at 11:02 amHigh 0.9 ft at 2:21 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:29 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.2 ft at 4:16 amLow 0.7 ft at 11:55 amHigh 0.8 ft at 2:42 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:56 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.1 ft at 4:56 amLow 0.6 ft at 1:08 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 2:46 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.0 ft at 5:36 amLow 0.0 ft at 9:50 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.0 ft at 6:23 amLow 0.2 ft at 10:23 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 1.9 ft at 7:12 amLow 0.4 ft at 10:49 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 1.9 ft at 8:01 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:28 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 8:43 pmLow 0.6 ft at 11:34 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 1.8 ft at 8:50 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:23 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 11:20 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 0.8 ft at 1:14 amHigh 1.7 ft at 9:35 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Majors Bay water temperature
The water temperature at Majors Bay is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 9 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°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 Majors Bay
- Mana Point1.0 mi NW · 5 ft · Good
- Polihale6.0 mi N · 6–7 ft · Good
- Waimea Rivermouth7.9 mi ESE · 2 ft · Good
- Pakalas9.3 mi ESE · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Cannons20 mi NE · 5–6 ft · Poor
- Ha'ena Bay20 mi NE · 4–5 ft · Poor
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About Majors Bay
Majors Bay is a beach break on the West Side of Kauai, Hawaii, facing west-southwest.
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