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Ho'okipa Surf Report & Forecast, Maui North Shore, Hawaii

Ho'okipa, Maui North Shore, Hawaii: 7–8 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale), overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 5.2 ft at 8 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 20 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 32 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm.

Poor

7–8 ft

3–4 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the east-northeast; wind from the east at 20 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces south-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:09 amrating through the daylast light 6:09 pm
Swell
5.2 ft · 8 s · ENEplus 4.7 ft · 12 s · NNW
Wind
20 mph (E), gusts 32cross-shore
Tide
1.4 ft risinghigh 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
74°Ffeels like 65°F
Sun
rise 6:32 amset 5:46 pm

Ho'okipa surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Ho'okipa: 6 pm, Poor to Fair, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Ho'okipa today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690237–8 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: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:32 am5:46 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Ho'okipa tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690238–9 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to 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 Ho'okipa: 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 am7–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 322.2 ft
7 am7–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 321.8 ft
8 am7–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 321.5 ft
9 am7–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.4 ft
10 amnow6–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.4 ft
11 am6–7 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 301.6 ft
12 pm6–7 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.7 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.9 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.9 ft
3 pm6–8 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.7 ft
4 pm7–8 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 281.4 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 291.0 ft
6 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 270.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 242.4 ft
7 am8–9 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 242.0 ft
8 am8–9 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.7 ft
9 am7–8 ftFair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.4 ft
10 am7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.4 ft
11 am7–8 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.4 ft
12 pm7–8 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.5 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.6 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.7 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 251.6 ft
4 pm6–8 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 241.3 ft
5 pm6–7 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 231.0 ft
6 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 240.6 ft

Ho'okipa waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Ho'okipa 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 40 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 7.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
Lulls
about 40 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
64% 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?

Ho'okipa surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Ho'okipa: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 9–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–12 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–11 ft and Poor to Fair.

Ho'okipa 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 weekend510156–8Mon, Nov 9: Poor to FairMonNov 96–9Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 106–11Wed, Nov 11: Poor to FairWedNov 119–13Thu, Nov 12: FairThuNov 127–10Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 139–12Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 147–11Sun, Nov 15: Poor to FairSunNov 158–11Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 165–8Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 175–7Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Ho'okipa 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
Ho'okipa 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–8 ftPoor to Fair5.3 ft · 12 s · NNW20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3222 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 316 pm
Tue, Nov 106–9 ftGood5.9 ft · 13 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2418 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 266 am
Wed, Nov 116–11 ftPoor to Fair4.6 ft · 8 s · ENE23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3523 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 354 pm
Thu, Nov 129–13 ftFair8.4 ft · 15 s · NNW24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3723 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 326 am
Fri, Nov 137–10 ftFair6.2 ft · 14 s · NNW20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3021 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2912 pm
Sat, Nov 149–12 ftFair3.9 ft · 8 s · ENE19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2920 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2811 am
Sun, Nov 157–11 ftPoor to Fair4.5 ft · 8 s · ENE23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3622 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 335 pm
Mon, Nov 168–11 ftGood5.6 ft · 13 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 2922 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 328 am
Tue, Nov 175–8 ftFair—19 mph cross-shore (ESE)22 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Wed, Nov 185–7 ftGood—17 mph cross-shore (ESE)23 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Ho'okipa are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Ho'okipa tide chart and tide times

Tides at Ho'okipa today, Monday, Nov 9: high 3.1 ft at 2:51 am, low 1.4 ft at 9:18 am, high 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm and low 0.2 ft at 7:56 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.4 ft and rising.

Tide height at Ho'okipa, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.4 ft, risingHigh 3.1 ft2:51 amLow 1.4 ft9:18 amHigh 1.9 ft1:32 pmLow 0.2 ft7:56 pmHigh 3.1 ft3:21 amLow 1.4 ft10:06 amHigh 1.7 ft1:46 pmLow 0.2 ft8:21 pmHigh 2.9 ft4:01 amLow 1.4 ft10:56 amHigh 1.6 ft1:58 pmLow 0.2 ft8:48 pm
Tide height at Ho'okipa, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Ho'okipa tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 3.1 ft at 2:51 amLow 1.4 ft at 9:18 amHigh 1.9 ft at 1:32 pmLow 0.2 ft at 7:56 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 3.1 ft at 3:21 amLow 1.4 ft at 10:06 amHigh 1.7 ft at 1:46 pmLow 0.2 ft at 8:21 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.9 ft at 4:01 amLow 1.4 ft at 10:56 amHigh 1.6 ft at 1:58 pmLow 0.2 ft at 8:48 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.8 ft at 4:38 amLow 1.4 ft at 12:03 pmHigh 1.5 ft at 1:59 pmLow 0.3 ft at 9:15 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.7 ft at 5:26 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:45 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.6 ft at 6:16 amLow 0.7 ft at 10:10 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.6 ft at 7:10 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:49 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.5 ft at 8:06 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:43 pmHigh 1.3 ft at 8:20 pmLow 1.2 ft at 11:50 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.5 ft at 8:56 am

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

Ho'okipa water temperature

The water temperature at Ho'okipa is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 65°F and a 20 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays near 79°F.

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

Surf spots near Ho'okipa

Spots near Ho'okipa with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Ho'okipaPavilionsKuau PipesTavares BayPaia BayBaldwin Beach ParkPe'ahi

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About Ho'okipa

Ho'okipa is a reef break on the North Shore of Maui, Hawaii, facing north-northwest. Also called Hookipa Beach Park.

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