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Halawa Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Molokai, Hawaii
Halawa Bay, Molokai, Hawaii: 4 ft faces (2 ft Hawaiian scale), chest to head high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 7.0 ft at 8 seconds from the east, with a 23 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 31 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.2 ft at 1:31 pm.
4 ft
2 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 7.0 ft · 8 s · Eplus 4.8 ft · 12 s · NNW
- Wind
- 23 mph (E), gusts 31cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.8 ft risinghigh 1.2 ft at 1:31 pm
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 67°F
- Sun
- rise 6:34 amset 5:47 pm
Halawa Bay surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Halawa Bay: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
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 Halawa Bay: 3 pm, Poor, on a falling mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 24 mph onshore (E), gusts 31 | 1.6 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 1.2 ft |
| 8 am | 4 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 0.9 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 24 mph onshore (E), gusts 32 | 0.8 ft |
| 10 amnow | 3–4 ft | Poor | 23 mph onshore (E), gusts 31 | 0.8 ft |
| 11 am | 4 ft | Poor | 22 mph onshore (E), gusts 29 | 0.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 22 mph onshore (E), gusts 29 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 23 mph onshore (E), gusts 31 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 23 mph onshore (E), gusts 31 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 22 mph onshore (E), gusts 30 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 22 mph onshore (E), gusts 30 | 0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 22 mph onshore (E), gusts 29 | -0.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.8 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.1 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.8 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 19 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.8 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 19 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 21 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 28 | 0.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 21 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 28 | 1.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 27 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 19 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 17 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 17 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.1 ft |
Halawa Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Halawa Bay arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 34 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 87% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Halawa Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Halawa Bay: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 4–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–5 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–5 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Halawa Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–5 ft | Poor | 7.0 ft · 8 s · ENE | 23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 23 mph onshore (E), gusts 31 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Poor | 6.1 ft · 13 s · NNW | 18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 27 | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Poor | 6.3 ft · 8 s · ENE | 24 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 32 | 25 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 32 | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–5 ft | Poor | 9.6 ft · 15 s · NNW | 25 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 34 | 23 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 30 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Poor | 6.9 ft · 8 s · ENE | 20 mph onshore (E), gusts 26 | 21 mph onshore (E), gusts 28 | 12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–5 ft | Poor | 5.6 ft · 8 s · ENE | 19 mph onshore (E), gusts 26 | 19 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 2 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–5 ft | Poor | 6.7 ft · 8 s · ENE | 23 mph onshore (E), gusts 32 | 21 mph onshore (E), gusts 30 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–5 ft | Poor | 6.2 ft · 8 s · ENE | 15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 24 | 19 mph onshore (E), gusts 30 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–5 ft | Poor | — | 23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 28 | 26 mph onshore (E), gusts 31 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–5 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 23 | 23 mph onshore (E), gusts 28 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Halawa Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Halawa Bay tide chart and tide times
Tides at Halawa Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.5 ft at 2:52 am, low 0.8 ft at 9:21 am, high 1.2 ft at 1:31 pm and low -0.4 ft at 7:56 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.8 ft and rising.
Halawa Bay tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.5 ft at 2:52 amLow 0.8 ft at 9:21 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:31 pmLow -0.4 ft at 7:56 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.4 ft at 3:24 amLow 0.8 ft at 10:05 amHigh 1.1 ft at 1:47 pmLow -0.4 ft at 8:22 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.3 ft at 4:04 amLow 0.8 ft at 10:59 amHigh 1.0 ft at 1:56 pmLow -0.4 ft at 8:49 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.2 ft at 4:42 amLow 0.8 ft at 12:06 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 1:56 pmLow -0.3 ft at 9:17 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.1 ft at 5:28 amLow -0.1 ft at 9:46 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.0 ft at 6:18 amLow 0.1 ft at 10:13 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.0 ft at 7:13 amLow 0.3 ft at 10:50 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 1.9 ft at 8:09 amLow 0.6 ft at 5:47 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 8:29 pmLow 0.6 ft at 11:55 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 1.8 ft at 8:58 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Halawa Bay water temperature
The water temperature at Halawa Bay is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 23 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 78 and 79°F.
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 Halawa Bay
- Windmills12 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Poor
- Ironwoods12 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Poor
- Honolua Bay12 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor
- D.T. Fleming Beach Park12 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Little Makaha12 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor
- Honokohau Bay12 mi SE · 4 ft · Poor
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About Halawa Bay
Halawa Bay is a beach break on Molokai, Hawaii, facing northeast.
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