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Kalaupapa Surf Report & Forecast, Molokai, Hawaii

Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii: 6–7 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high to overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 4.7 ft at 12 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 25 mph offshore wind from the east, gusting 35 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.6 ft at 1:11 pm.

Fair

6–7 ft

3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 8 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east at 25 mph, offshore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:12 amrating through the daylast light 6:11 pm
Swell
4.7 ft · 12 s · NNW
Wind
25 mph (E), gusts 35offshore
Tide
1.2 ft risinghigh 1.6 ft at 1:11 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
77°Ffeels like 65°F
Sun
rise 6:35 amset 5:48 pm

Kalaupapa surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Kalaupapa: 6 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Kalaupapa 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: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:35 am5:48 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Kalaupapa tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690237–8 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: 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 Kalaupapa: 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 am6–7 ftFair25 mph offshore (E), gusts 362.0 ft
7 am6–7 ftFair25 mph offshore (E), gusts 361.6 ft
8 am6–7 ftFair25 mph offshore (E), gusts 351.3 ft
9 am6–7 ftFair25 mph offshore (E), gusts 351.2 ft
10 amnow6–7 ftFair25 mph offshore (E), gusts 351.2 ft
11 am6 ftFair23 mph offshore (E), gusts 321.4 ft
12 pm5–6 ftFair23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 321.5 ft
1 pm6–7 ftFair23 mph offshore (E), gusts 321.6 ft
2 pm6–7 ftFair23 mph offshore (E), gusts 311.5 ft
3 pm6–7 ftFair24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 331.3 ft
4 pm6–7 ftFair24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 331.0 ft
5 pm6–7 ftFair23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 330.6 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGood23 mph offshore (E), gusts 320.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftGood21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 282.1 ft
7 am6–7 ftGood20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 271.8 ft
8 am6–7 ftGood21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 281.5 ft
9 am6–7 ftGood20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 281.3 ft
10 am6–7 ftGood21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 281.2 ft
11 am6–7 ftFair22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 301.3 ft
12 pm6–7 ftFair22 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 301.4 ft
1 pm6–7 ftFair22 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 301.4 ft
2 pm6–7 ftGood22 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 301.4 ft
3 pm6–7 ftGood21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 291.3 ft
4 pm6–7 ftGood21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 281.1 ft
5 pm5–6 ftGood20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 280.7 ft
6 pm5–6 ftFair22 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 300.4 ft

Kalaupapa waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Kalaupapa arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 50 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 6.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 16 s
Lulls
about 50 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
74% 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.

What do these mean?

Kalaupapa surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Kalaupapa: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 8–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–9 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–9 ft and Good.

Kalaupapa 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 weekend510155–8Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 95–8Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 105–10Wed, Nov 11: FairWedNov 118–11Thu, Nov 12: FairThuNov 126–8Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 137–9Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 147–9Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 157–9Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 165–7Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 174–5Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Kalaupapa 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
Kalaupapa 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 95–8 ftGood5.3 ft · 12 s · NNW25 mph offshore (E), gusts 3523 mph offshore (E), gusts 316 pm
Tue, Nov 105–8 ftGood6.1 ft · 13 s · NNW21 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2822 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 306 am
Wed, Nov 115–10 ftFair4.0 ft · 12 s · NNW27 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3629 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3912 pm
Thu, Nov 128–11 ftFair9.7 ft · 15 s · NNW29 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 4027 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 365 pm
Fri, Nov 136–8 ftGood6.0 ft · 14 s · NNW26 mph offshore (E)26 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 316 am
Sat, Nov 147–9 ftGreat4.1 ft · 14 s · NNW23 mph offshore (ENE)25 mph offshore (ENE)8 am
Sun, Nov 157–9 ftGood3.3 ft · 14 s · NNW27 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3525 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 335 pm
Mon, Nov 167–9 ftGreat5.5 ft · 13 s · NNW20 mph offshore (E), gusts 2821 mph offshore (E), gusts 308 am
Tue, Nov 175–7 ftGood—22 mph offshore (E), gusts 2821 mph offshore (E), gusts 268 am
Wed, Nov 184–5 ftGood—23 mph offshore (E)19 mph offshore (E)2 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Kalaupapa are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Kalaupapa tide chart and tide times

Tides at Kalaupapa today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.8 ft at 2:48 am, low 1.2 ft at 9:19 am, high 1.6 ft at 1:11 pm and low 0.0 ft at 7:47 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.

Tide height at Kalaupapa, 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 2.8 ft2:48 amLow 1.2 ft9:19 amHigh 1.6 ft1:11 pmLow 0.0 ft7:47 pmHigh 2.7 ft3:20 amLow 1.2 ft10:03 amHigh 1.5 ft1:31 pmLow 0.0 ft8:12 pmHigh 2.6 ft3:59 amLow 1.2 ft11:01 amHigh 1.3 ft1:33 pmLow 0.0 ft8:39 pm
Tide height at Kalaupapa, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Kalaupapa tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.8 ft at 2:48 amLow 1.2 ft at 9:19 amHigh 1.6 ft at 1:11 pmLow 0.0 ft at 7:47 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.7 ft at 3:20 amLow 1.2 ft at 10:03 amHigh 1.5 ft at 1:31 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:12 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.6 ft at 3:59 amLow 1.2 ft at 11:01 amHigh 1.3 ft at 1:33 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:39 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.5 ft at 4:37 amLow 1.2 ft at 12:24 pmHigh 1.2 ft at 12:48 pmLow 0.1 ft at 9:04 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.4 ft at 5:23 amLow 0.2 ft at 9:33 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.3 ft at 6:15 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:58 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.3 ft at 7:10 amLow 0.7 ft at 10:31 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.2 ft at 8:06 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:21 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 7:59 pmLow 0.9 ft at 11:18 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.2 ft at 8:54 am

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

Kalaupapa water temperature

The water temperature at Kalaupapa is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 65°F and a 25 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 Kalaupapa

Spots near Kalaupapa with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.KalaupapaThe WharfMo'omomi BayHalawa BayKepuhi BeachHalena BeachKamaka'ipo/Egusa's

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About Kalaupapa

Kalaupapa is a reef break on Molokai, Hawaii, facing west-northwest.

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