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Halena Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Molokai, Hawaii

Halena Beach, Molokai, Hawaii: 2–3 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), waist high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.1 ft at 5 seconds from the east-southeast, with an 18 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 27 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.4 ft at 11:06 am.

Poor

2–3 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the east-northeast at 18 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north.NSWE
first light 6:13 amrating through the daylast light 6:12 pm
Swell
2.1 ft · 5 s · ESEplus 1.6 ft · 4 s · E
Wind
18 mph (ENE), gusts 27cross-shore
Tide
0.4 ft fallinglow 0.4 ft at 11:06 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
77°Ffeels like 70°F
Sun
rise 6:36 amset 5:49 pm

Halena Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Halena Beach: 3 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Halena Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460234–5 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:36 am5:49 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Halena Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460235–6 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to 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 Halena Beach: 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 am3 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.9 ft
7 am2–3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 281.5 ft
8 am2–3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.0 ft
9 am3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 260.7 ft
10 amnow3–4 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 260.4 ft
11 am3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 250.4 ft
12 pm3 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 250.4 ft
1 pm3–4 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 250.5 ft
2 pm3 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 240.7 ft
3 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
4 pm3–4 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 270.7 ft
5 pm3–4 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 290.6 ft
6 pm4–5 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 280.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5 ftGood17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 242.0 ft
7 am4–5 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.6 ft
8 am3–4 ftFair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.2 ft
9 am3–4 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 270.8 ft
10 am5 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.5 ft
11 am5–6 ftFair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 260.4 ft
12 pm5 ftFair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.3 ft
1 pm4–5 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.4 ft
2 pm4 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.5 ft
3 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.6 ft
4 pm3 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
5 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
6 pm3–4 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 270.4 ft

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

At 10 am, sets at Halena Beach arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 16 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
Lulls
about 16 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
33% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Halena Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Halena Beach: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 3–9 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–5 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–6 ft and Poor.

Halena 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 weekend3692–5Mon, Nov 9: Poor to FairMonNov 93–6Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 103–9Wed, Nov 11: Poor to FairWedNov 114–7Thu, Nov 12: FairThuNov 123–6Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 132–5Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 142–6Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 154–6Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 162–3Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 172–3Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Halena 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
Halena Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–5 ftPoor to Fair2.3 ft · 4 s · ESE18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2719 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 243 pm
Tue, Nov 103–6 ftGood2.1 ft · 13 s · SW17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2419 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 256 am
Wed, Nov 113–9 ftPoor to Fair1.6 ft · 4 s · E19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3023 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 326 am
Thu, Nov 124–7 ftFair2.2 ft · 4 s · ESE21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3321 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3010 am
Fri, Nov 133–6 ftPoor2.2 ft · 4 s · ESE17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3020 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 307 am
Sat, Nov 142–5 ftPoor1.5 ft · 4 s · ESE18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3218 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 282 pm
Sun, Nov 152–6 ftPoor2.3 ft · 4 s · ESE19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3020 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 298 am
Mon, Nov 164–6 ftGood2.0 ft · 4 s · ESE14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2515 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2511 am
Tue, Nov 172–3 ftFair—13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 1911 mph cross-shore (E)2 pm
Wed, Nov 182–3 ftGood—13 mph offshore (NE)9 mph cross-shore (ESE)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Halena Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Halena Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Halena Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.3 ft at 3:53 am, low 0.4 ft at 11:06 am, high 0.7 ft at 3:19 pm and low -0.1 ft at 8:52 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.4 ft and falling.

Tide height at Halena Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.4 ft, fallingHigh 2.3 ft3:53 amLow 0.4 ft11:06 amHigh 0.7 ft3:19 pmLow -0.1 ft8:52 pmHigh 2.3 ft4:25 amLow 0.3 ft11:46 amHigh 0.6 ft3:49 pmLow -0.1 ft9:23 pmHigh 2.2 ft5:03 amLow 0.3 ft12:33 pmHigh 0.5 ft4:14 pmLow -0.1 ft9:48 pm
Tide height at Halena Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Halena Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.3 ft at 3:53 amLow 0.4 ft at 11:06 amHigh 0.7 ft at 3:19 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:52 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.3 ft at 4:25 amLow 0.3 ft at 11:46 amHigh 0.6 ft at 3:49 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:23 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.2 ft at 5:03 amLow 0.3 ft at 12:33 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:14 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:48 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.1 ft at 5:42 amLow 0.3 ft at 1:35 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 4:51 pmLow -0.1 ft at 10:17 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.0 ft at 6:26 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:46 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 5:34 pmLow 0.1 ft at 10:51 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 1.9 ft at 7:12 amLow 0.4 ft at 3:49 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 7:06 pmLow 0.3 ft at 11:27 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.9 ft at 8:02 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:37 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 9:21 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.5 ft at 12:26 amHigh 1.7 ft at 8:51 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:03 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 11:11 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.6 ft at 2 amHigh 1.6 ft at 9:42 am

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

Halena Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Halena Beach is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and an 18 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 Halena Beach

Spots near Halena Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Halena BeachKamaka'ipo/Egusa'sKepuhi BeachMo'omomi BayThe WharfKalaupapaSandy Beach

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About Halena Beach

Halena Beach is a beach break on Molokai, Hawaii, facing south.

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