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Kahuku Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii

Kahuku, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 6–7 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale), head high to overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 7.5 ft at 8 seconds from the east, with a 21 mph onshore wind from the east, gusting 30 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.5 ft at 1:07 pm.

Poor

6–7 ft

3–4 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 8 ft

Swell from the east; wind from the east at 21 mph, onshore; the beach faces southwest.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 6:14 pm
Swell
7.5 ft · 8 s · Eplus 3.6 ft · 12 s · N
Wind
21 mph (E), gusts 30onshore
Tide
1.2 ft risinghigh 1.5 ft at 1:07 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 68°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:51 pm

Kahuku surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Kahuku: 5 pm, Poor, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Kahuku 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: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:51 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Kahuku tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690236–7 ft6 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: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Kahuku: 7 am, Poor, 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 am6–7 ftPoor22 mph onshore (E), gusts 311.9 ft
7 am6–7 ftPoor21 mph onshore (E), gusts 301.5 ft
8 am6–7 ftPoor21 mph onshore (E), gusts 301.3 ft
9 am6–7 ftPoor21 mph onshore (E), gusts 291.2 ft
10 amnow6–7 ftPoor20 mph onshore (E), gusts 291.2 ft
11 am6–7 ftPoor21 mph onshore (E), gusts 291.3 ft
12 pm6–7 ftPoor20 mph onshore (E), gusts 281.4 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor18 mph onshore (E), gusts 261.5 ft
2 pm6–7 ftPoor18 mph onshore (E), gusts 251.4 ft
3 pm6–8 ftPoor18 mph onshore (E), gusts 251.2 ft
4 pm7–8 ftPoor17 mph onshore (E), gusts 240.9 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor16 mph onshore (E), gusts 230.6 ft
6 pm7–8 ftPoor16 mph onshore (E), gusts 230.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–7 ftPoor14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 192.1 ft
7 am6–7 ftPoor16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 231.7 ft
8 am6–7 ftPoor16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 231.4 ft
9 am6–7 ftPoor17 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 231.2 ft
10 am6–7 ftPoor18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
11 am6–7 ftPoor17 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 241.2 ft
12 pm6–7 ftPoor18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 251.3 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 261.3 ft
2 pm6–7 ftPoor17 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 241.3 ft
3 pm6–7 ftPoor16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 231.2 ft
4 pm5–7 ftPoor16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 231.0 ft
5 pm5–6 ftPoor16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 240.6 ft
6 pm5–6 ftPoor17 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 250.3 ft

Kahuku waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Kahuku arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 1 waves per set every minute, with about 23 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 7.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
Lulls
about 23 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
79% 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?

Kahuku surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Kahuku: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 6–9 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–8 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–8 ft and Poor.

Kahuku 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 weekend3696–8Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 95–7Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 106–9Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 116–9Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 126–8Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 136–8Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 147–8Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 157–8Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 166–8Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 176–8Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Kahuku 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
Kahuku 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–8 ftPoor7.5 ft · 8 s · ENE21 mph onshore (E), gusts 3018 mph onshore (E), gusts 255 pm
Tue, Nov 105–7 ftPoor6.3 ft · 8 s · E16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 2317 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 247 am
Wed, Nov 116–9 ftPoor6.3 ft · 8 s · ENE20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3321 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3510 am
Thu, Nov 126–9 ftPoor7.3 ft · 8 s · ENE19 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3120 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 348 am
Fri, Nov 136–8 ftPoor7.2 ft · 8 s · ENE18 mph onshore (E), gusts 3717 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 356 am
Sat, Nov 146–8 ftPoor6.2 ft · 8 s · ENE15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3117 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3511 am
Sun, Nov 157–8 ftPoor7.2 ft · 8 s · ENE20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3518 mph onshore (E), gusts 3311 am
Mon, Nov 167–8 ftPoor6.9 ft · 8 s · ENE14 mph onshore (E), gusts 2616 mph onshore (E), gusts 295 pm
Tue, Nov 176–8 ftPoor—20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2621 mph onshore (E), gusts 288 am
Wed, Nov 186–8 ftPoor—19 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 2419 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Kahuku are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Kahuku tide chart and tide times

Tides at Kahuku today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.7 ft at 2:50 am, low 1.2 ft at 9:24 am, high 1.5 ft at 1:07 pm and low -0.1 ft at 7:46 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.

Tide height at Kahuku, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.2 ft, risingHigh 2.7 ft2:50 amLow 1.2 ft9:24 amHigh 1.5 ft1:07 pmLow -0.1 ft7:46 pmHigh 2.6 ft3:22 amLow 1.2 ft10:10 amHigh 1.3 ft1:25 pmLow -0.1 ft8:11 pmHigh 2.5 ft4:02 amLow 1.2 ft11:11 amHigh 1.2 ft1:25 pmLow 0.0 ft8:38 pm
Tide height at Kahuku, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Kahuku tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.7 ft at 2:50 amLow 1.2 ft at 9:24 amHigh 1.5 ft at 1:07 pmLow -0.1 ft at 7:46 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.6 ft at 3:22 amLow 1.2 ft at 10:10 amHigh 1.3 ft at 1:25 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:11 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.5 ft at 4:02 amLow 1.2 ft at 11:11 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:25 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:38 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.4 ft at 4:40 amLow 0.0 ft at 9:03 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.3 ft at 5:28 amLow 0.2 ft at 9:33 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.2 ft at 6:20 amLow 0.4 ft at 9:57 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.2 ft at 7:14 amLow 0.7 ft at 10:27 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.1 ft at 8:10 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:17 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 8:33 pmLow 0.9 ft at 11:05 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.1 ft at 8:57 am

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

Kahuku water temperature

The water temperature at Kahuku is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 68°F and a 21 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 78 and 79°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 78 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 Kahuku

Spots near Kahuku with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.KahukuGratersPoundersTurtle Bay WestTurtle Bay EastRadzVelzyland

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About Kahuku

Kahuku is a reef break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing northeast. Also called 7th Hole and Kahuku Golf Course.

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