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Pakalas Surf Report & Forecast, Kauai West Side, Hawaii

Pakalas, Kauai West Side, Hawaii: 2–3 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), waist high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 9 seconds from the southeast, with a 13 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 21 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 11:03 am.

Poor

2–3 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale

Swell from the southeast; wind from the east-northeast at 13 mph, offshore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:24 amrating through the daylast light 6:21 pm
Swell
1.8 ft · 9 s · SEplus 0.7 ft · 12 s · SSW
Wind
13 mph (ENE), gusts 21offshore
Tide
0.6 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 11:03 am
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
74°Ffeels like 71°F
Sun
rise 6:47 amset 5:58 pm

Pakalas surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pakalas: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Pakalas today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460122–3 ftnow6 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: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:47 am5:58 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pakalas tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460122–3 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 Pakalas: 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 am2–3 ftPoor11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 201.8 ft
7 am2–3 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 211.5 ft
8 am2–3 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 211.1 ft
9 am2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.8 ft
10 amnow2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.6 ft
11 am2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.6 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.6 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.7 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (E), gusts 200.8 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (E), gusts 180.8 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (E), gusts 180.8 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (E), gusts 180.6 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (E), gusts 210.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2–3 ftPoor9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 162.0 ft
7 am2 ftPoor9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 171.7 ft
8 am2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 171.3 ft
9 am2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 201.0 ft
10 am2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.7 ft
11 am2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 170.6 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.5 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.6 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.7 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.7 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.7 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 210.6 ft
6 pm1–2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 210.5 ft

Pakalas waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Pakalas arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 64 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 14 s
Lulls
about 64 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
51% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Pakalas surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pakalas: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 1–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.

Pakalas 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 weekend2462–3Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 91–3Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–3Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 131–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 151–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pakalas 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
Pakalas 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–3 ftPoor1.7 ft · 9 s · SSE13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2113 mph offshore (E), gusts 206 am
Tue, Nov 101–3 ftPoor1.9 ft · 9 s · SE10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1713 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 206 am
Wed, Nov 111–3 ftPoor1.5 ft · 8 s · SE14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2516 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 285 pm
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor0.6 ft · 15 s · WSW14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2514 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2210 am
Fri, Nov 131 ftPoor0.7 ft · 13 s · SSW11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2113 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 236 am
Sat, Nov 141 ftPoor0.5 ft · 12 s · S11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2212 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2311 am
Sun, Nov 150–1 ftPoor0.2 ft · 7 s · ESE12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2512 mph offshore (E), gusts 252 pm
Mon, Nov 161 ftPoor0.3 ft · 10 s · SSW11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2310 mph offshore (E), gusts 225 pm
Tue, Nov 171 ftPoor—12 mph offshore (E), gusts 1710 mph offshore (E)2 pm
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—7 mph offshore (ENE)7 mph offshore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pakalas are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pakalas tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pakalas today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.2 ft at 3:52 am, low 0.6 ft at 11:03 am, high 0.8 ft at 2:56 pm and low 0.0 ft at 8:48 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.6 ft and falling.

Tide height at Pakalas, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.6 ft, fallingHigh 2.2 ft3:52 amLow 0.6 ft11:03 amHigh 0.8 ft2:56 pmLow 0.0 ft8:48 pmHigh 2.2 ft4:25 amLow 0.5 ft11:50 amHigh 0.7 ft3:23 pmLow 0.0 ft9:16 pmHigh 2.1 ft5:02 amLow 0.5 ft12:43 pmHigh 0.6 ft3:45 pmLow -0.1 ft9:41 pm
Tide height at Pakalas, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pakalas tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.2 ft at 3:52 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:03 amHigh 0.8 ft at 2:56 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:48 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.2 ft at 4:25 amLow 0.5 ft at 11:50 amHigh 0.7 ft at 3:23 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:16 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.1 ft at 5:02 amLow 0.5 ft at 12:43 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 3:45 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:41 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.0 ft at 5:41 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:50 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:13 pmLow 0.0 ft at 10:10 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.0 ft at 6:27 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:09 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:44 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:44 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 1.9 ft at 7:14 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:13 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 6:10 pmLow 0.3 ft at 11:17 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.9 ft at 8:03 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:52 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 8:51 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.5 ft at 12:09 amHigh 1.8 ft at 8:52 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:10 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 11:06 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.7 ft at 1:49 amHigh 1.7 ft at 9:40 am

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

Pakalas water temperature

The water temperature at Pakalas is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 13 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays near 79°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 79 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.

Surf spots near Pakalas

Spots near Pakalas with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.PakalasWaimea RivermouthMajors BayMana PointCentersPKsPolihale

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About Pakalas

Pakalas is a reef break on the West Side of Kauai, Hawaii, facing southwest. Also called Infinity.

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