Oahu East Side · Honolulu · Hawaii
Kahana Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu East Side, Hawaii
Kahana Bay, Oahu East Side, Hawaii: 1–2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.8 ft at 12 seconds from the north, with a 17 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 26 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.6 ft at 1:12 pm.
1–2 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale
- Swell
- 2.8 ft · 12 s · N
- Wind
- 17 mph (E), gusts 26cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.3 ft risinghigh 1.6 ft at 1:12 pm
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 69°F
- Sun
- rise 6:39 amset 5:51 pm
Kahana Bay surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Kahana Bay: 5 pm, Poor, on a falling low 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 Kahana 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 | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 26 | 2.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 26 | 1.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 26 | 1.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 26 | 1.3 ft |
| 10 amnow | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 26 | 1.3 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 27 | 1.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 1.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 21 | 0.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 21 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (NE), gusts 18 | 2.3 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 20 | 1.9 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 1.6 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 22 | 1.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 23 | 1.3 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 23 | 1.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 23 | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 20 | 1.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 0.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 22 | 0.5 ft |
Kahana Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Kahana Bay arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
- Lulls
- about 60 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 14% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Kahana Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Kahana Bay: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Fair). 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 Kahana 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 | 4.0 ft · 10 s · NNE | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 26 | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3.6 ft · 13 s · N | 14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 23 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 12 s · N | 18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 32 | 3 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6.1 ft · 15 s · N | 18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 28 | 19 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4.0 ft · 14 s · N | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 17 s · N | 16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 2 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.7 ft · 14 s · N | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 11 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3.3 ft · 13 s · N | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 11 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 26 | 21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 27 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Fair | — | 14 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 19 | 15 mph cross-shore (E) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Kahana Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Kahana Bay tide chart and tide times
Tides at Kahana Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.9 ft at 2:51 am, low 1.3 ft at 9:24 am, high 1.6 ft at 1:12 pm and low 0.1 ft at 7:49 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.3 ft and rising.
Kahana Bay tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.9 ft at 2:51 amLow 1.3 ft at 9:24 amHigh 1.6 ft at 1:12 pmLow 0.1 ft at 7:49 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.8 ft at 3:23 amLow 1.3 ft at 10:09 amHigh 1.5 ft at 1:32 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:14 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.7 ft at 4:02 amLow 1.4 ft at 11:08 amHigh 1.4 ft at 1:35 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:41 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.6 ft at 4:41 amLow 0.2 ft at 9:07 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.5 ft at 5:28 amLow 0.4 ft at 9:36 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.4 ft at 6:20 amLow 0.6 ft at 10:02 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.4 ft at 7:14 amLow 0.8 ft at 10:32 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.3 ft at 8:10 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:10 pmHigh 1.1 ft at 8:32 pmLow 1.1 ft at 11:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.3 ft at 8:58 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Kahana Bay water temperature
The water temperature at Kahana Bay is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 69°F and a 17 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 Kahana Bay
- Pounders5.9 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Kahuku9.6 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Poor
- Pyramid Rock9.9 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Poor
- North Beach11 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Poor to Fair
- Castles13 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Poor
- Graters13 mi NW · 7–8 ft · Poor
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About Kahana Bay
Kahana Bay is a beach break on the East Side of Oahu, Hawaii, facing north-northeast. Also called Kahana Bay Beach Park.
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