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Shipwrecks Surf Report & Forecast, Kauai South Shore, Hawaii

Shipwrecks, Kauai South Shore, Hawaii: 3–4 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 2.3 ft at 8 seconds from the southeast, with a 17 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

3–4 ft

1–2 ft Hawaiian scale

Swell from the southeast; wind from the east-northeast at 17 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north.NSWE
first light 6:23 amrating through the daylast light 6:20 pm
Swell
2.3 ft · 8 s · SEplus 0.9 ft · 12 s · SSW
Wind
17 mph (ENE), gusts 24cross-shore
Tide
0.6 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 10:53 am
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
74°Ffeels like 69°F
Sun
rise 6:46 amset 5:57 pm

Shipwrecks surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Shipwrecks: 9 am, Poor to Fair, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Shipwrecks today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460233–4 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:46 am5:57 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Shipwrecks 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: Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor10 am: Poor to Fair11 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 Shipwrecks: 6 am, Fair, 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 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.8 ft
7 am2–3 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.5 ft
8 am3–4 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
9 am3 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.8 ft
10 amnow3 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.6 ft
11 am3 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.6 ft
12 pm3 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.6 ft
1 pm3 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.8 ft
2 pm2–3 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.9 ft
3 pm2–3 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.9 ft
4 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.8 ft
5 pm3 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.7 ft
6 pm3 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am3 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 192.0 ft
7 am2–3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 211.7 ft
8 am3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.3 ft
9 am3 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.9 ft
10 am3 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.7 ft
11 am2–3 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft
12 pm2–3 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
1 pm2–3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
2 pm2–3 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
3 pm2–3 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.8 ft
4 pm2–3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 250.8 ft
5 pm2–3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 260.6 ft
6 pm2–3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 260.5 ft

Shipwrecks waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Shipwrecks arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 53 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 3.5 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
Lulls
about 53 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
Breaking
38% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Shipwrecks surf this weekend and the next 10 days

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

Shipwrecks 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 weekend2462–4Mon, Nov 9: Poor to FairMonNov 92–3Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 102–4Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 112–4Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 122–3Fri, Nov 13: Poor to FairFriNov 132–3Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 142–3Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 153–3Mon, Nov 16: Poor to FairMonNov 162–3Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 173–4Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Shipwrecks 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
Shipwrecks 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–4 ftPoor to Fair1.9 ft · 8 s · SE17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2416 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 239 am
Tue, Nov 102–3 ftFair2.9 ft · 9 s · SE15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2217 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 246 am
Wed, Nov 112–4 ftPoor1.6 ft · 8 s · SE21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3020 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 296 pm
Thu, Nov 122–4 ftPoor1.9 ft · 8 s · SE19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2821 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 286 am
Fri, Nov 132–3 ftPoor to Fair1.9 ft · 9 s · SE17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2419 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 256 am
Sat, Nov 142–3 ftPoor2.3 ft · 8 s · SE18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2618 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 258 am
Sun, Nov 152–3 ftPoor1.9 ft · 8 s · SE19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2918 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 285 pm
Mon, Nov 163 ftPoor to Fair2.7 ft · 8 s · SE15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2316 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 258 am
Tue, Nov 172–3 ftFair—16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2116 mph cross-shore (ENE)5 pm
Wed, Nov 183–4 ftGood—9 mph cross-shore (ENE)10 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Shipwrecks are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Shipwrecks tide chart and tide times

Tides at Shipwrecks 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 Shipwrecks, 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 Shipwrecks, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Shipwrecks 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.

Shipwrecks water temperature

The water temperature at Shipwrecks is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 69°F and a 17 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 Shipwrecks

Spots near Shipwrecks with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.ShipwrecksBrenneckesGillin'sPKsCentersKalapaki BeachWailua/Horners

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About Shipwrecks

Shipwrecks is a beach break on the South Shore of Kauai, Hawaii, facing south. Also called Keoneloa Bay and Grand Hyatt.

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