Waimea (Kauai) fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Waimea (Kauai), using NOAA tide station Waimea Bay.

Kauai Updated 7:08 AM HST, Nov 5 NOAA station 1611401

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High Surf Advisory until Fri 6 AM - from the National Weather Service. Details

Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

High surf - fish protected water
Normal tide range (1.4 ft)
Moderate wind (up to 14 mph)

Next best time

Today 5:59 AM

Prime: Dawn + Tide change

Next tide

Low 7:38 AM

0.6 ft

Weather

73°F, Partly Sunny

Wind 9 mph ENE - pressure rising

Water temp

80°F

NOAA Nawiliwili (20.3 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

5:59 AM - 8:08 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:38 AM

8:48 AM - 10:48 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

4:45 PM - 6:30 PMDusk - the evening feed

All 9 times today

12:45 AM - 2:15 AMMoving water into the high tide at 1:45 AM

3:09 AM - 4:09 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

5:59 AM - 8:08 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:38 AM

8:48 AM - 10:48 AMMajor solunar period (moon overhead)

12:03 PM - 1:33 PMMoving water into the high tide at 1:03 PM

3:22 PM - 4:22 PMMinor solunar period (moonset)

4:45 PM - 6:30 PMDusk - the evening feed

6:31 PM - 8:01 PMMoving water into the low tide at 7:31 PM

9:12 PM - 11:12 PMMajor solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:00 PM 73-88°Fwind to 14 mph ENE

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 1:45 AM (1.4 ft) Low 7:38 AM (0.6 ft) High 1:03 PM (1.3 ft) Low 7:31 PM (0.0 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 2:22 AM (1.6 ft) Low 8:37 AM (0.6 ft) High 1:36 PM (1.1 ft) Low 7:52 PM (-0.0 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 2:57 AM (1.8 ft) Low 9:31 AM (0.6 ft) High 2:06 PM (0.9 ft) Low 8:14 PM (-0.1 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 3:30 AM (1.9 ft) Low 10:21 AM (0.5 ft) High 2:33 PM (0.8 ft) Low 8:38 PM (-0.1 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 1611401 (Waimea Bay). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Waimea (Kauai): Waimea and Waimea Coast, Waimea — Photo: Bob Linsdell, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0, cropped

Satellite view of Waimea (Kauai) from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Waimea Bay; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 80°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Jacks and trevally 68-86°F
Bonefish 72-86°F
Moi 72-84°F

Hourly weatherNWS

7 AM73°9 mphENEPartly Sunny

8 AM75°13 mphEPartly Sunny

9 AM78°13 mphEPartly Sunny

10 AM83°13 mphEPartly Sunny

11 AM86°12 mphEPartly Sunny

12 PM88°12 mphEIsolated Rain Show

1 PM88°12 mphEIsolated Rain Show

2 PM88°12 mphEIsolated Rain Show

3 PM88°12 mphEIsolated Rain Show

4 PM86°12 mphEIsolated Rain Show

5 PM83°14 mphEIsolated Rain Show

6 PM79°14 mphEMostly Cloudy

7 PM76°14 mphEMostly Cloudy

8 PM75°13 mphEMostly Cloudy

9 PM75°13 mphEMostly Cloudy

10 PM75°13 mphEMostly Cloudy

11 PM75°14 mphEMostly Cloudy

12 AM74°14 mphEMostly Cloudy

1 AM74°14 mphEMostly Cloudy

2 AM74°10 mphENEMostly Cloudy

3 AM73°10 mphENEMostly Cloudy

4 AM73°10 mphENEMostly Cloudy

5 AM73°13 mphEMostly Cloudy

6 AM73°13 mphEMostly Cloudy

Isolated rain showers after noon. Partly sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:44 AM 6:00 PM	Rise 3:39 AM Set 3:52 PM	Minor 3:09 AM Major 8:48 AM Minor 3:22 PM Major 9:12 PM
Fri 6	6:45 AM 5:59 PM	Rise 4:35 AM Set 4:27 PM	Minor 4:05 AM Major 9:32 AM Minor 3:57 PM Major 9:56 PM
Sat 7	6:45 AM 5:59 PM	Rise 5:30 AM Set 5:03 PM	Minor 5:00 AM Major 10:16 AM Minor 4:33 PM Major 10:44 PM
Sun 8	6:46 AM 5:58 PM	Rise 6:25 AM Set 5:41 PM	Minor 5:55 AM Major 11:04 AM Minor 5:11 PM
Mon 9	6:47 AM 5:58 PM	Rise 7:21 AM Set 6:23 PM	Major 11:28 PM Minor 6:51 AM Major 11:52 AM Minor 5:53 PM
Tue 10	6:47 AM 5:57 PM	Rise 8:16 AM Set 7:08 PM	Major 12:20 AM Minor 7:46 AM Major 12:44 PM Minor 6:38 PM
Wed 11	6:48 AM 5:57 PM	Rise 9:10 AM Set 7:57 PM	Major 1:08 AM Minor 8:40 AM Major 1:36 PM Minor 7:27 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Waimea (Kauai)

Nawiliwili and Waimea: harbor walls and sandy bays on the Garden Isle.

What's biting now (Fall): Papio and ulua feed along shorelines and harbor walls; oio (bonefish) on sandy flats.

Commonly caught in this area: Papio, ulua, oio and moi.

Also caught here: goatfish (weke), akule, aholehole, taape, great barracuda (kaku), mahimahi and ono offshore.

Read the beach before you cast: look for darker troughs, rip currents and cuts in the sandbar where fish feed. Sand fleas and shrimp are reliable surf baits, and the first and last hours of daylight are usually best.

Hawaii fishing rules (DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources)

Best baits here6 fish

Jacks and trevally

Bonefish (oio)

Moi (Pacific threadfin)

Goatfish (weke, moano, kumu)

Bigeye scad (akule, halalu)

Aholehole (Hawaiian flagtail)

Full bait guide

How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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