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Ala Moana Bowls Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu South Shore, HI

Ala Moana Bowls, Oahu South Shore, Hawaii: 2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.5 ft at 6 seconds from the east, with a 19 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 28 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 10:52 am.

Poor

2 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale

Swell from the east; wind from the east-northeast at 19 mph, offshore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 6:15 pm
Swell
2.5 ft · 6 s · Eplus 1.1 ft · 11 s · S
Wind
19 mph (ENE), gusts 28offshore
Tide
0.6 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 10:52 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
77°Ffeels like 70°F
Sun
rise 6:39 amset 5:52 pm

Ala Moana Bowls surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Ala Moana Bowls: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Ala Moana Bowls today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460232–2 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:39 am5:52 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Ala Moana Bowls tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460232–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 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 Ala Moana Bowls: 6 am, Poor, 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 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 291.9 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 291.5 ft
8 am2 ftPoor19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 281.1 ft
9 am2 ftPoor19 mph offshore (E), gusts 290.8 ft
10 amnow2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (E), gusts 270.6 ft
11 am2 ftPoor19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 280.6 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.6 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.8 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.9 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.9 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.9 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 220.7 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 222.1 ft
7 am1 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 211.7 ft
8 am1 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 221.3 ft
9 am1 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.9 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 270.7 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.5 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.5 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.6 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.7 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.8 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.8 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.5 ft

Ala Moana Bowls waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Ala Moana Bowls 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.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.9 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 4 s
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
4% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Ala Moana Bowls surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Ala Moana Bowls: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 1–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.

Ala Moana Bowls 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 weekend2461–2Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–3Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 131–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 141–2Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 151–2Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–2Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–2Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Ala Moana Bowls 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
Ala Moana Bowls 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftPoor2.2 ft · 8 s · E19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2819 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2611 am
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor1.6 ft · 3 s · E15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2218 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 253 pm
Wed, Nov 111–3 ftPoor1.1 ft · 5 s · ESE17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2921 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 342 pm
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor2.2 ft · 6 s · ESE19 mph offshore (NE), gusts 3420 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 356 pm
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftPoor2.3 ft · 5 s · ESE15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3518 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 408 am
Sat, Nov 141 ftPoor1.8 ft · 5 s · ESE15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3418 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 398 am
Sun, Nov 151–2 ftPoor2.6 ft · 5 s · ESE19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3520 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 355 pm
Mon, Nov 161–2 ftPoor1.9 ft · 5 s · ESE15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2917 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3011 am
Tue, Nov 171–2 ftPoor—16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2314 mph cross-shore (ESE)5 pm
Wed, Nov 181–2 ftPoor—10 mph cross-shore (E)16 mph offshore (ENE)2 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Ala Moana Bowls are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Ala Moana Bowls tide chart and tide times

Tides at Ala Moana Bowls today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.4 ft at 3:46 am, low 0.6 ft at 10:52 am, high 0.9 ft at 2:55 pm and low 0.0 ft at 8:46 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.6 ft and falling.

Tide height at Ala Moana Bowls, 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 2.4 ft3:46 amLow 0.6 ft10:52 amHigh 0.9 ft2:55 pmLow 0.0 ft8:46 pmHigh 2.3 ft4:18 amLow 0.5 ft11:35 amHigh 0.8 ft3:24 pmLow 0.0 ft9:14 pmHigh 2.3 ft4:55 amLow 0.5 ft12:27 pmHigh 0.7 ft3:47 pmLow -0.1 ft9:40 pm
Tide height at Ala Moana Bowls, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Ala Moana Bowls tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.4 ft at 3:46 amLow 0.6 ft at 10:52 amHigh 0.9 ft at 2:55 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:46 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.3 ft at 4:18 amLow 0.5 ft at 11:35 amHigh 0.8 ft at 3:24 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:14 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.3 ft at 4:55 amLow 0.5 ft at 12:27 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 3:47 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:40 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.1 ft at 5:34 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:30 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 4:20 pmLow 0.0 ft at 10:07 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.1 ft at 6:19 amLow 0.5 ft at 2:46 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 4:49 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:42 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.0 ft at 7:07 amLow 0.5 ft at 4 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 6:06 pmLow 0.3 ft at 11:15 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.9 ft at 7:57 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:43 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 8:41 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.5 ft at 12:07 amHigh 1.8 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:05 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 11 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.7 ft at 1:48 amHigh 1.7 ft at 9:37 am

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

Ala Moana Bowls water temperature

The water temperature at Ala Moana Bowls is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 19 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 80 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 80 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood80°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 Ala Moana Bowls

Ala Moana Bowls is a reef break on the South Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing southwest. Also called Bowls.

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