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China Walls Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu South Shore, Hawaii

China Walls, 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 2.6 ft at 6 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 22 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 29 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 · occasional 3 ft

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the east-northeast at 22 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:15 amrating through the daylast light 6:14 pm
Swell
2.6 ft · 6 s · ESEplus 1.3 ft · 10 s · SSE
Wind
22 mph (ENE), gusts 29cross-shore
Tide
0.6 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 10:52 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
77°Ffeels like 67°F
Sun
rise 6:38 amset 5:51 pm

China Walls surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at China Walls: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at China Walls 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☀ 6:38 am5:51 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at China Walls 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 China Walls: 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 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 311.9 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 291.5 ft
8 am2 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 291.1 ft
9 am2 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 290.8 ft
10 amnow2 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 270.6 ft
11 am2 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 280.6 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 270.6 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.8 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 270.9 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 270.9 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.9 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.7 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 270.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoor19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 252.1 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 231.7 ft
8 am1 ftPoor19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 241.3 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.9 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.7 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.5 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor20 mph offshore (NE), gusts 260.5 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 270.7 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.8 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.8 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.7 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 270.5 ft

China Walls waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at China Walls 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 52 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.0 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
Lulls
about 52 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
8% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

China Walls surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at China Walls: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 10 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.

China Walls 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 101–2Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 131–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 141–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 151–1Mon, 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 China Walls 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
China Walls 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftPoor2.6 ft · 7 s · ESE22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2921 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2711 am
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor1.8 ft · 7 s · SSE19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2421 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 272 pm
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor1.3 ft · 12 s · S19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3122 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3411 am
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor3.3 ft · 5 s · ESE21 mph offshore (NE), gusts 3621 mph offshore (NE), gusts 356 pm
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftPoor3.5 ft · 5 s · ESE17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3719 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 396 pm
Sat, Nov 141 ftPoor2.4 ft · 5 s · ESE16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3618 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 382 pm
Sun, Nov 151 ftPoor3.6 ft · 5 s · ESE20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3620 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 358 am
Mon, Nov 161 ftPoor2.8 ft · 5 s · ESE16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3117 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 315 pm
Tue, Nov 171–2 ftPoor—16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2312 mph cross-shore (ESE)8 am
Wed, Nov 181–2 ftPoor—11 mph cross-shore (ENE)16 mph offshore (ENE)5 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for China Walls are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

China Walls tide chart and tide times

Tides at China Walls 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 China Walls, 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 China Walls, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

China Walls 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.

China Walls water temperature

The water temperature at China Walls is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 22 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 China Walls

Spots near China Walls with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.China WallsSandy BeachMakapuuBlack PointWaimanaloDiamond HeadBellows

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About China Walls

China Walls is a reef break on the South Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing south-southwest. Also called Spitting Caves.

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