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Wailua/Horners Surf Report & Forecast, Kauai East Side, HI

Wailua/Horners, Kauai East Side, Hawaii: 4–5 ft faces (2 ft Hawaiian scale), chest to head high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 5.7 ft at 8 seconds from the east, with a 14 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 21 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.9 ft at 10:13 am.

Poor

4–5 ft

2 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 6 ft

Swell from the east; wind from the east-northeast at 14 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces northwest.NSWE
first light 6:22 amrating through the daylast light 6:20 pm
Swell
5.7 ft · 8 s · Eplus 1.9 ft · 9 s · SE
Wind
14 mph (ENE), gusts 21cross-shore
Tide
0.9 ft risinglow 0.9 ft at 10:13 am
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
75°Ffeels like 71°F
Sun
rise 6:46 amset 5:56 pm

Wailua/Horners surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Wailua/Horners: 4 pm, Fair, on a falling mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Wailua/Horners today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460234–5 ftnow6 am: Poor to Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:46 am5:56 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Wailua/Horners tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460234–4 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: 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 Wailua/Horners: 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 am3–4 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 211.9 ft
7 am4 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 211.6 ft
8 am4–5 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 211.2 ft
9 am4–5 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 191.0 ft
10 amnow4–5 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 200.9 ft
11 am4–5 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 201.0 ft
12 pm4–5 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 201.1 ft
1 pm4–5 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 201.2 ft
2 pm4–5 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 191.2 ft
3 pm4–5 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 181.2 ft
4 pm4–5 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 181.0 ft
5 pm4–5 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 180.7 ft
6 pm4–5 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 170.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am3–4 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 162.1 ft
7 am3–4 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 181.8 ft
8 am3–4 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 191.4 ft
9 am4 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 181.1 ft
10 am3–4 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 181.0 ft
11 am3–4 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 190.9 ft
12 pm3–4 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 211.0 ft
1 pm3–4 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 211.1 ft
2 pm3–4 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 201.1 ft
3 pm3–4 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 201.1 ft
4 pm3–4 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 221.0 ft
5 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 220.8 ft
6 pm3–4 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 220.5 ft

Wailua/Horners waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Wailua/Horners arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 56 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 4.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
Lulls
about 56 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
54% 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?

Wailua/Horners surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Wailua/Horners: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 4–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–4 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–5 ft and Poor.

Wailua/Horners 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 weekend2463–5Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 93–4Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 103–5Wed, Nov 11: Poor to FairWedNov 113–5Thu, Nov 12: FairThuNov 123–5Fri, Nov 13: Poor to FairFriNov 133–4Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 144–5Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 154–5Mon, Nov 16: Poor to FairMonNov 164–5Tue, Nov 17: Poor to FairTueNov 174–6Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Wailua/Horners 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
Wailua/Horners 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 93–5 ftFair5.9 ft · 8 s · E14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2113 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 194 pm
Tue, Nov 103–4 ftFair5.1 ft · 8 s · E12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 1913 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 206 am
Wed, Nov 113–5 ftPoor to Fair5.4 ft · 8 s · ENE16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2416 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 246 pm
Thu, Nov 123–5 ftFair3.4 ft · 8 s · ESE15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2316 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231 pm
Fri, Nov 133–5 ftPoor to Fair5.2 ft · 8 s · E14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2216 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 249 am
Sat, Nov 143–4 ftPoor2.7 ft · 8 s · ENE16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2415 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 238 am
Sun, Nov 154–5 ftPoor5.3 ft · 8 s · E16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2615 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 245 pm
Mon, Nov 164–5 ftPoor to Fair5.0 ft · 8 s · E10 mph onshore (E), gusts 1613 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 238 am
Tue, Nov 174–5 ftPoor to Fair—16 mph onshore (E)14 mph onshore (E)5 pm
Wed, Nov 184–6 ftFair—10 mph onshore (E)13 mph onshore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Wailua/Horners are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Wailua/Horners tide chart and tide times

Tides at Wailua/Horners today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.5 ft at 3:21 am, low 0.9 ft at 10:13 am, high 1.2 ft at 1:55 pm and low 0.1 ft at 8:16 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.9 ft and rising.

Tide height at Wailua/Horners, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.9 ft, risingHigh 2.5 ft3:21 amLow 0.9 ft10:13 amHigh 1.2 ft1:55 pmLow 0.1 ft8:16 pmHigh 2.5 ft3:55 amLow 0.9 ft11 amHigh 1.1 ft2:15 pmLow 0.0 ft8:44 pmHigh 2.4 ft4:31 amLow 0.9 ft12:01 pmHigh 1.0 ft2:34 pmLow 0.0 ft9:10 pm
Tide height at Wailua/Horners, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Wailua/Horners tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.5 ft at 3:21 amLow 0.9 ft at 10:13 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:55 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:16 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.5 ft at 3:55 amLow 0.9 ft at 11 amHigh 1.1 ft at 2:15 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:44 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.4 ft at 4:31 amLow 0.9 ft at 12:01 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 2:34 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:10 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.3 ft at 5:12 amLow 0.9 ft at 1:27 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 2:37 pmLow 0.1 ft at 9:39 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.2 ft at 5:59 amLow 0.3 ft at 10:09 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.1 ft at 6:49 amLow 0.5 ft at 10:41 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.1 ft at 7:41 amLow 0.7 ft at 11:22 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.0 ft at 8:33 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:18 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 10:14 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.9 ft at 12:50 amHigh 2.0 ft at 9:20 am

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

Wailua/Horners water temperature

The water temperature at Wailua/Horners is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 14 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.

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About Wailua/Horners

Wailua/Horners is a reef break on the East Side of Kauai, Hawaii, facing southeast. Also called Wailua Bay.

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