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PKs Surf Report & Forecast, Kauai South Shore, Hawaii

PKs, Kauai South Shore, Hawaii: 3 ft faces (1–2 ft Hawaiian scale), waist to chest high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 2.7 ft at 8 seconds from the east, with a 15 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.

Poor to Fair

3 ft

1–2 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 4 ft

Swell from the east; wind from the east-northeast at 15 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north.NSWE
first light 6:23 amrating through the daylast light 6:20 pm
Swell
2.7 ft · 8 s · Eplus 2.7 ft · 8 s · ESE
Wind
15 mph (ENE), gusts 24cross-shore
Tide
0.6 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 10:53 am
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
74°Ffeels like 70°F
Sun
rise 6:46 amset 5:57 pm

PKs surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at PKs: 6 pm, Fair, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at PKs today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460233–3 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:46 am5:57 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at PKs tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460233–3 ft6 am: Good7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 PKs: 6 am, Good, 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 am3 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.8 ft
7 am3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.5 ft
8 am3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
9 am3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.8 ft
10 amnow3 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.6 ft
11 am3 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.6 ft
12 pm3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.6 ft
1 pm3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.8 ft
2 pm3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.9 ft
3 pm3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.9 ft
4 pm3 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.8 ft
5 pm3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
6 pm3 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am3 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 182.0 ft
7 am3 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 211.7 ft
8 am2–3 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.3 ft
9 am2–3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.9 ft
10 am3 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.7 ft
11 am2–3 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft
12 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
1 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 260.6 ft
2 pm2–3 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
3 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.8 ft
4 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 260.8 ft
5 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 260.6 ft
6 pm2–3 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 250.5 ft

PKs waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at PKs arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 1 waves per set every minute, with about 53 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 3.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
Lulls
about 53 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
30% 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.

What do these mean?

PKs surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at PKs: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 2–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–3 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–3 ft and Poor to Fair.

PKs 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 weekend2463–3Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 92–3Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 102–4Wed, Nov 11: FairWedNov 112–3Thu, Nov 12: Poor to FairThuNov 122–3Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 132–3Sat, Nov 14: Poor to FairSatNov 142–3Sun, Nov 15: Poor to FairSunNov 152–3Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 162–3Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 172–3Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for PKs 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
PKs 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 93 ftFair2.7 ft · 8 s · E15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2415 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 236 pm
Tue, Nov 102–3 ftGood3.1 ft · 9 s · SE13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2216 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 246 am
Wed, Nov 112–4 ftFair2.4 ft · 8 s · E19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3019 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 296 pm
Thu, Nov 122–3 ftPoor to Fair3.9 ft · 8 s · ESE18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2819 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 286 am
Fri, Nov 132–3 ftFair3.7 ft · 8 s · ESE15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2318 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 256 pm
Sat, Nov 142–3 ftPoor to Fair3.1 ft · 8 s · E17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2617 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2511 am
Sun, Nov 152–3 ftPoor to Fair3.9 ft · 8 s · ESE17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2917 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 275 pm
Mon, Nov 162–3 ftFair3.6 ft · 8 s · ESE13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2314 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 258 am
Tue, Nov 172–3 ftGood—15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2016 mph cross-shore (ENE)5 pm
Wed, Nov 182–3 ftGood—8 mph cross-shore (ENE)9 mph cross-shore (E)5 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for PKs are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

PKs tide chart and tide times

Tides at PKs 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.

Tide height at PKs, 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 2.3 ft3:48 amLow 0.6 ft10:53 amHigh 0.9 ft2:51 pmLow 0.0 ft8:46 pmHigh 2.3 ft4:20 amLow 0.6 ft11:37 amHigh 0.8 ft3:16 pmLow -0.1 ft9:14 pmHigh 2.2 ft4:57 amLow 0.5 ft12:28 pmHigh 0.7 ft3:40 pmLow -0.1 ft9:40 pm
Tide height at PKs, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

PKs tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 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 10High 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 11High 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 12High 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 13High 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 14High 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 15High 1.9 ft at 7:59 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:45 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 8:27 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 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 17Low 0.7 ft at 1:47 amHigh 1.7 ft at 9:37 am

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

PKs water temperature

The water temperature at PKs is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 15 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 PKs

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About PKs

PKs is a reef break on the South Shore of Kauai, Hawaii, facing south. Also called Prince Kuhio.

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