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Polihale Surf Report & Forecast, Kauai West Side, Hawaii

Polihale, Kauai West Side, Hawaii: 9–10 ft faces (4–5 ft Hawaiian scale), well overhead, at 7 pm HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 6.0 ft at 13 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 10 mph cross-shore 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 7:59 pm.

Good

9–10 ft

4–5 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 11 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east-northeast at 10 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces southeast.NSWE
first light 6:24 amrating through the daylast light 6:21 pm
Swell
6.0 ft · 13 s · NNWplus 0.1 ft · 7 s · NE
Wind
10 mph (ENE), gusts 16cross-shore
Tide
0.8 ft fallinglow 0.7 ft at 7:59 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
75°Ffeels like 77°F
Sun
rise 6:47 amset 5:58 pm

Polihale surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Polihale: 4 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Polihale today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.510150239–10 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:47 am5:58 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Polihale tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.510150237–8 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Fair5 pm: 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 Polihale: 6 am, Great, 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 am6–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 162.4 ft
7 am6–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 162.1 ft
8 am6–7 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 171.9 ft
9 am6–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 161.7 ft
10 am6–7 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 141.6 ft
11 am6–7 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 141.5 ft
12 pm7–8 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 141.5 ft
1 pm8–9 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 151.6 ft
2 pm8–10 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 181.5 ft
3 pm8–10 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 161.5 ft
4 pm9–10 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (ENE)1.3 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (ENE)1.1 ft
6 pm9–10 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 130.9 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 142.6 ft
7 am7–8 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (ENE)2.3 ft
8 am7–8 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (E)2.0 ft
9 am7–8 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 141.8 ft
10 am6–7 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 141.6 ft
11 am6–7 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (ENE)1.5 ft
12 pm6–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 151.5 ft
1 pm6–7 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 161.5 ft
2 pm6–7 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 171.5 ft
3 pm6 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 181.4 ft
4 pm5–6 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 191.3 ft
5 pm5–6 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 201.1 ft
6 pm5–6 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 191.0 ft

Polihale waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 7 pm, sets at Polihale arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 105 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 9.9 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 29 s
Lulls
about 105 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
97% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Polihale surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Polihale: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 6–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–10 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–15 ft and Great.

Polihale 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 weekend510156–10Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 95–8Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 106–17Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 1111–15Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 127–10Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 136–10Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1411–15Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 157–11Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 164–6Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 173–4Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Polihale 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
Polihale 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–10 ftGreat1.4 ft · 8 s · NE11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 1712 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 185 pm
Tue, Nov 105–8 ftGreat5.4 ft · 12 s · NNW8 mph cross-shore (E)11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 176 am
Wed, Nov 116–17 ftGood3.8 ft · 11 s · NNW14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2115 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 2310 am
Thu, Nov 1211–15 ftGreat9.2 ft · 15 s · NW14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2014 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 216 pm
Fri, Nov 137–10 ftGreat6.1 ft · 13 s · NW12 mph cross-shore (E)14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 206 am
Sat, Nov 146–10 ftGreat5.5 ft · 16 s · NNW10 mph cross-shore (ENE)13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 188 am
Sun, Nov 1511–15 ftGreat4.5 ft · 17 s · NNW11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 1613 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 218 am
Mon, Nov 167–11 ftGreat6.3 ft · 13 s · NNW5 mph cross-shore (ENE)7 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 148 am
Tue, Nov 174–6 ftGood—10 mph cross-shore (E)14 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Wed, Nov 183–4 ftFair—5 mph offshore (SSE)4 mph onshore (NW)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Polihale are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Polihale tide chart and tide times

Tides at Polihale today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.8 ft at 3:32 am, low 1.5 ft at 11:11 am, high 1.6 ft at 1:09 pm and low 0.7 ft at 7:59 pm. At 7 pm the tide is 0.8 ft and falling.

Tide height at Polihale, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.01234Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.8 ft, fallingHigh 2.8 ft3:32 amLow 1.5 ft11:11 amHigh 1.6 ft1:09 pmLow 0.7 ft7:59 pmHigh 2.8 ft4:01 amLow 1.5 ft12:20 pmHigh 1.5 ft1:08 pmLow 0.7 ft8:28 pmHigh 2.8 ft4:45 amLow 0.7 ft8:53 pm
Tide height at Polihale, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Polihale tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.8 ft at 3:32 amLow 1.5 ft at 11:11 amHigh 1.6 ft at 1:09 pmLow 0.7 ft at 7:59 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.8 ft at 4:01 amLow 1.5 ft at 12:20 pmHigh 1.5 ft at 1:08 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:28 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.8 ft at 4:45 amLow 0.7 ft at 8:53 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.6 ft at 5:28 amLow 0.7 ft at 9:17 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.6 ft at 6:15 amLow 0.9 ft at 9:42 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.6 ft at 7:07 amLow 1.0 ft at 10 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.5 ft at 7:57 amLow 1.2 ft at 9:16 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.4 ft at 8:43 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:48 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.3 ft at 9:26 am

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

Polihale water temperature

The water temperature at Polihale is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 77°F and a 10 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 80 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 Polihale

Spots near Polihale with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.PolihaleMana PointMajors BayWaimea RivermouthPakalasCannonsHa'ena Bay

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About Polihale

Polihale is a beach break on the West Side of Kauai, Hawaii, facing northwest.

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