Maui West Side · Maui · Hawaii
Honolua Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Maui West Side, Hawaii
Honolua Bay, Maui West Side, Hawaii: 1–2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 3 pm HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.7 ft at 11 seconds from the north, with a 23 mph offshore wind from the east, gusting 33 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 8:03 pm.
1–2 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale
- Swell
- 2.7 ft · 11 s · Nplus 0.3 ft · 11 s · SW
- Wind
- 23 mph (E), gusts 33offshore
- Tide
- 1.2 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 8:03 pm
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 75°F
- Sun
- rise 6:33 amset 5:47 pm
Honolua Bay surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Honolua 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 Honolua Bay: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (E), gusts 33 | 1.9 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (E), gusts 32 | 1.5 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (E), gusts 32 | 1.2 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (E), gusts 32 | 1.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (E), gusts 31 | 1.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (E), gusts 30 | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (E), gusts 30 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (E), gusts 33 | 1.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 23 mph offshore (E), gusts 33 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Poor | 23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 34 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (E), gusts 33 | 0.7 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 30 | 0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 2.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 27 | 1.1 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 27 | 1.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 27 | 1.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 30 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 27 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 28 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 27 | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.7 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 0.4 ft |
Honolua Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Honolua Bay arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 1.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 19 s
- Lulls
- about 241 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 3% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Honolua Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Honolua Bay: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Honolua 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 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3.1 ft · 12 s · N | 21 mph offshore (E), gusts 32 | 23 mph offshore (E), gusts 33 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 0–3 ft | Poor | 3.7 ft · 13 s · N | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 27 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–4 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 12 s · N | 24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 36 | 24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 36 | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–5 ft | Poor | 5.2 ft · 12 s · NNE | 24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 37 | 23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 34 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–2 ft | Poor | 2.7 ft · 14 s · NNW | 19 mph offshore (E), gusts 31 | 20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 3 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.7 ft · 10 s · NNE | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 28 | 2 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.7 ft · 13 s · N | 20 mph offshore (E), gusts 33 | 21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 32 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 14 s · N | 18 mph offshore (E), gusts 28 | 20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 11 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 22 mph offshore (E), gusts 27 | 23 mph offshore (E) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph offshore (E) | 18 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Honolua Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Honolua Bay tide chart and tide times
Tides at Honolua Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.7 ft at 3:05 am, low 1.0 ft at 9:47 am, high 1.4 ft at 1:39 pm and low -0.1 ft at 8:03 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.2 ft and falling.
Honolua Bay tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.7 ft at 3:05 amLow 1.0 ft at 9:47 amHigh 1.4 ft at 1:39 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:03 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.6 ft at 3:37 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:28 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:57 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:32 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.5 ft at 4:14 amLow 1.0 ft at 11:26 amHigh 1.1 ft at 2:08 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:55 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.4 ft at 4:53 amLow 1.0 ft at 12:52 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 2:04 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:22 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.3 ft at 5:38 amLow 0.2 ft at 9:50 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.2 ft at 6:27 amLow 0.4 ft at 10:14 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.2 ft at 7:21 amLow 0.6 ft at 10:46 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.1 ft at 8:17 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:26 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 10:06 pmLow 0.9 ft at 11:48 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.0 ft at 9:05 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Honolua Bay water temperature
The water temperature at Honolua Bay is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 75°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 Honolua Bay
- Windmills1.0 mi NE · 4–5 ft · Poor
- D.T. Fleming Beach Park1.0 mi WSW · 3 ft · Poor
- Ironwoods1.5 mi WSW · 3–4 ft · Poor
- Honokohau Bay1.9 mi ENE · 3–4 ft · Poor
- Little Makaha2.2 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor
- Mushrooms 24.2 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
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About Honolua Bay
Honolua Bay is a point break on the West Side of Maui, Hawaii, facing west. Also called Lipoa Point, The Cave and Coconuts.
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