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Army Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii

Army Beach, 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 Poor to Fair. The main swell is 4.6 ft at 11 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 16 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 25 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.7 ft at 10:37 am.

Poor to Fair

6–7 ft

3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 8 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east at 16 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces south-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:16 pm
Swell
4.6 ft · 11 s · NNWplus 4.3 ft · 7 s · NE
Wind
16 mph (E), gusts 25cross-shore
Tide
0.7 ft fallinglow 0.7 ft at 10:37 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 71°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:53 pm

Army Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Army Beach: 6 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Army Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690128–10 ftnow6 am: Poor to Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:53 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Army Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690127–8 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: 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 Army Beach: 5 pm, Fair, on a falling low 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 (ENE), gusts 271.6 ft
7 am6–7 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 261.3 ft
8 am6–7 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 251.0 ft
9 am6–7 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 240.8 ft
10 amnow6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 230.7 ft
11 am6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 220.7 ft
12 pm6–7 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.8 ft
1 pm6–7 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.8 ft
2 pm7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.8 ft
3 pm7–9 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.7 ft
4 pm8–9 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.5 ft
5 pm8–10 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.2 ft
6 pm8–10 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 200.0 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 191.8 ft
7 am7–8 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 211.5 ft
8 am7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.2 ft
9 am7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.9 ft
10 am6–7 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.8 ft
11 am6–7 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.7 ft
12 pm6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.7 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
2 pm6–7 ftFair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.7 ft
3 pm6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft
4 pm6–7 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.4 ft
5 pm6–7 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.2 ft
6 pm6–7 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.0 ft

Army Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Army Beach arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 1 waves per set every minute, with about 24 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 6.9 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
Lulls
about 24 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
72% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Army Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Army Beach: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 6–12 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–11 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–10 ft and Fair.

Army Beach 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: GoodMonNov 96–8Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 106–12Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 119–12Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 126–9Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 137–11Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 148–10Sun, Nov 15: FairSunNov 158–10Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 165–8Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 174–6Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Army Beach 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
Army Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–10 ftGood5.2 ft · 12 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2516 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 216 pm
Tue, Nov 106–8 ftFair5.9 ft · 13 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2317 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 225 pm
Wed, Nov 116–12 ftPoor3.9 ft · 6 s · NE18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2820 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 298 am
Thu, Nov 129–12 ftPoor10.7 ft · 15 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2919 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 294 pm
Fri, Nov 136–9 ftFair6.2 ft · 14 s · NNW13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2515 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 262 pm
Sat, Nov 147–11 ftFair3.8 ft · 13 s · NNW13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2616 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 278 am
Sun, Nov 158–10 ftFair4.4 ft · 8 s · NE16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3015 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 252 pm
Mon, Nov 168–10 ftGood6.2 ft · 13 s · NNW10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 1913 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 242 pm
Tue, Nov 175–8 ftGood—16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2516 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 235 pm
Wed, Nov 184–6 ftGood—10 mph cross-shore (ESE)12 mph cross-shore (E)11 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Army Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Army Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Army Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.1 ft at 3:19 am, low 0.7 ft at 10:37 am, high 0.8 ft at 1:01 pm and low -0.2 ft at 7:52 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.7 ft and falling.

Tide height at Army Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-10123Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.7 ft, fallingHigh 2.1 ft3:19 amLow 0.7 ft10:37 amHigh 0.8 ft1:01 pmLow -0.2 ft7:52 pmHigh 2.1 ft3:50 amLow 0.7 ft12:08 pmHigh 0.7 ft12:46 pmLow -0.2 ft8:18 pmHigh 2.0 ft4:28 amLow -0.3 ft8:43 pm
Tide height at Army Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Army Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.1 ft at 3:19 amLow 0.7 ft at 10:37 amHigh 0.8 ft at 1:01 pmLow -0.2 ft at 7:52 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.1 ft at 3:50 amLow 0.7 ft at 12:08 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 12:46 pmLow -0.2 ft at 8:18 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.0 ft at 4:28 amLow -0.3 ft at 8:43 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 1.9 ft at 5:12 amLow -0.2 ft at 9:05 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 1.8 ft at 6:02 amLow 0.0 ft at 9:29 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 1.8 ft at 6:55 amLow 0.2 ft at 9:37 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.8 ft at 7:45 amLow 0.4 ft at 8:59 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 1.7 ft at 8:33 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:55 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 1.6 ft at 9:15 am

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

Army Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Army Beach is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 16 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.

Surf spots near Army Beach

Spots near Army Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Army BeachMokuleiaYokohama BayHaleiwaKeaauPuaena PointHimalayas

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About Army Beach

Army Beach is a reef break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing north-northwest.

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