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Alligator Rock Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, HI

Alligator Rock, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 6–7 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high to overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 4.6 ft at 11 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 16 mph offshore wind from the east, gusting 28 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.2 ft at 10:08 am.

Fair

6–7 ft

3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 8 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east at 16 mph, offshore; the beach faces southeast.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:15 pm
Swell
4.6 ft · 11 s · NNWplus 2.5 ft · 7 s · NE
Wind
16 mph (E), gusts 28offshore
Tide
1.2 ft risinglow 1.2 ft at 10:08 am
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
75°Ffeels like 70°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:52 pm

Alligator Rock surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Alligator Rock: 6 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Alligator Rock today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.510150239–10 ftnow6 am: Poor to Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:52 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Alligator Rock 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: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Poor to 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 Alligator Rock: 6 am, Good, 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 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 292.0 ft
7 am6–7 ftFair17 mph offshore (E), gusts 291.6 ft
8 am6–7 ftFair16 mph offshore (E), gusts 281.4 ft
9 am6–7 ftFair17 mph offshore (E), gusts 281.2 ft
10 amnow6–7 ftFair17 mph offshore (E), gusts 281.2 ft
11 am6–7 ftFair17 mph offshore (E), gusts 281.2 ft
12 pm6–7 ftFair17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 271.3 ft
1 pm6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 251.3 ft
2 pm6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 241.3 ft
3 pm7–8 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 251.1 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.9 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGreat14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.6 ft
6 pm9–10 ftGreat13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 210.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 182.1 ft
7 am7–8 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.8 ft
8 am7–8 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.5 ft
9 am7–8 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.3 ft
10 am6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.2 ft
11 am6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.1 ft
12 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.2 ft
2 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
3 pm6–7 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
4 pm6–7 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.9 ft
5 pm6–7 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.6 ft
6 pm5–6 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.4 ft

Alligator Rock waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Alligator Rock arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 59 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 6.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 14 s
Lulls
about 59 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
49% 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?

Alligator Rock surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Alligator Rock: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 5–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–9 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–11 ft and Good.

Alligator Rock 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: GoodTueNov 105–14Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 1111–14Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 126–9Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 136–9Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 148–11Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 156–9Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 163–4Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 173–4Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Alligator Rock 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
Alligator Rock 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–10 ftGreat5.7 ft · 12 s · NNW16 mph offshore (E), gusts 2816 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 246 pm
Tue, Nov 105–8 ftGood5.7 ft · 13 s · NNW14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2316 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 256 am
Wed, Nov 115–14 ftGood3.9 ft · 12 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3020 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 325 pm
Thu, Nov 1211–14 ftGood9.6 ft · 15 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2919 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 318 am
Fri, Nov 136–9 ftGood6.1 ft · 14 s · NNW14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3016 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 308 am
Sat, Nov 146–9 ftGood4.2 ft · 13 s · NNW13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2816 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3011 am
Sun, Nov 158–11 ftGood3.4 ft · 13 s · NNW17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3217 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 302 pm
Mon, Nov 166–9 ftGreat6.0 ft · 13 s · NNW11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2315 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 288 am
Tue, Nov 173–4 ftPoor—17 mph offshore (E), gusts 2519 mph offshore (E), gusts 268 am
Wed, Nov 183–4 ftPoor—14 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 1915 mph offshore (E)5 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Alligator Rock are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Alligator Rock tide chart and tide times

Tides at Alligator Rock today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.5 ft at 3:05 am, low 1.2 ft at 10:08 am, high 1.3 ft at 1 pm and low 0.1 ft at 7:46 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.

Tide height at Alligator Rock, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.2 ft, risingHigh 2.5 ft3:05 amLow 1.2 ft10:08 amHigh 1.3 ft1 pmLow 0.1 ft7:46 pmHigh 2.5 ft3:37 amLow 1.1 ft11:11 amHigh 1.2 ft1 pmLow 0.1 ft8:11 pmHigh 2.4 ft4:19 amLow 0.1 ft8:36 pm
Tide height at Alligator Rock, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Alligator Rock tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.5 ft at 3:05 amLow 1.2 ft at 10:08 amHigh 1.3 ft at 1 pmLow 0.1 ft at 7:46 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.5 ft at 3:37 amLow 1.1 ft at 11:11 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:11 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.4 ft at 4:19 amLow 0.1 ft at 8:36 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.3 ft at 5 amLow 0.2 ft at 9 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.2 ft at 5:50 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:26 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.2 ft at 6:42 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:45 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.2 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.7 ft at 9:53 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.1 ft at 8:25 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:08 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.0 ft at 9:07 am

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

Alligator Rock water temperature

The water temperature at Alligator Rock is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 16 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 78 and 79°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 78 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 Alligator Rock

Alligator Rock is a reef break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing northwest.

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