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Keaau Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu West Side, Hawaii

Keaau, Oahu West Side, Hawaii: 4 ft faces (2 ft Hawaiian scale), chest to head high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.5 ft at 11 seconds from the northwest, with a 12 mph offshore wind from the east, gusting 23 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 11:22 am.

Good

4 ft

2 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 5 ft

Swell from the northwest; wind from the east at 12 mph, offshore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:16 pm
Swell
3.5 ft · 11 s · NWplus 1.0 ft · 12 s · SSW
Wind
12 mph (E), gusts 23offshore
Tide
0.6 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 11:22 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
77°Ffeels like 74°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:53 pm

Keaau surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Keaau today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690236–7 ftnow6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:53 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Keaau tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690235–6 ft6 am: Great7 am: Good8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Good11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Keaau: 6 am, Great, 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 am4–5 ftGood13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 251.9 ft
7 am4–5 ftGood12 mph offshore (E), gusts 231.5 ft
8 am4 ftGood12 mph offshore (E), gusts 231.2 ft
9 am3–4 ftGood12 mph offshore (E), gusts 220.9 ft
10 amnow3–4 ftGood12 mph offshore (E), gusts 210.6 ft
11 am4–5 ftGood11 mph offshore (E), gusts 190.6 ft
12 pm4–5 ftGood11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.6 ft
1 pm4–5 ftGood12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.6 ft
2 pm4–5 ftGood14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.7 ft
3 pm4–5 ftGood13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.8 ft
4 pm4–5 ftGreat13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.7 ft
5 pm6–7 ftGreat12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.6 ft
6 pm6–7 ftGreat10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 202.0 ft
7 am5–6 ftGood12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 211.7 ft
8 am5–6 ftGreat13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 221.4 ft
9 am4–5 ftGreat13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 231.0 ft
10 am4–5 ftGood16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.7 ft
11 am4–5 ftGreat15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.6 ft
12 pm4–5 ftGreat14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 210.5 ft
1 pm4–5 ftGood15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 220.5 ft
2 pm4–5 ftGood14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.6 ft
3 pm4 ftGood13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.6 ft
4 pm4 ftGood13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.6 ft
5 pm3–4 ftGood12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.6 ft
6 pm3–4 ftGood11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.4 ft

Keaau waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Keaau arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 113 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 4.4 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 18 s
Lulls
about 113 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
19% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Keaau surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Keaau: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 9–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–8 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–10 ft and Great.

Keaau 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 weekend510153–7Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 93–6Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 103–11Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 119–13Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 124–8Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 135–8Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 146–10Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 154–8Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 162–3Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 172–3Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Keaau 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
Keaau 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 93–7 ftGreat3.9 ft · 12 s · NW12 mph offshore (E), gusts 2314 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 195 pm
Tue, Nov 103–6 ftGreat4.2 ft · 13 s · NW13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2214 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 206 am
Wed, Nov 113–11 ftGreat3.0 ft · 12 s · NNW14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2517 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2712 pm
Thu, Nov 129–13 ftGood9.7 ft · 15 s · NNW14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2716 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 286 pm
Fri, Nov 134–8 ftGreat6.4 ft · 14 s · NNW10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2113 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 256 am
Sat, Nov 145–8 ftGreat3.8 ft · 13 s · NNW11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2113 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 272 pm
Sun, Nov 156–10 ftGreat3.2 ft · 13 s · NNW13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2512 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 228 am
Mon, Nov 164–8 ftGreat6.2 ft · 13 s · NNW7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1310 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 198 am
Tue, Nov 172–3 ftPoor—13 mph offshore (E), gusts 2312 mph offshore (E), gusts 198 am
Wed, Nov 182–3 ftPoor—4 mph offshore (ESE)7 mph onshore (W)2 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Keaau are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Keaau tide chart and tide times

Tides at Keaau today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.3 ft at 3:55 am, low 0.6 ft at 11:22 am, high 0.8 ft at 2:57 pm and low 0.0 ft at 8:41 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.6 ft and falling.

Tide height at Keaau, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.6 ft, fallingHigh 2.3 ft3:55 amLow 0.6 ft11:22 amHigh 0.8 ft2:57 pmLow 0.0 ft8:41 pmHigh 2.2 ft4:27 amLow 0.5 ft12:14 pmHigh 0.6 ft3:27 pmLow 0.0 ft9:08 pmHigh 2.1 ft5:05 amLow 0.4 ft1:14 pmHigh 0.5 ft3:48 pmLow 0.0 ft9:33 pm
Tide height at Keaau, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Keaau tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.3 ft at 3:55 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:22 amHigh 0.8 ft at 2:57 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:41 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.2 ft at 4:27 amLow 0.5 ft at 12:14 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 3:27 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:08 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.1 ft at 5:05 amLow 0.4 ft at 1:14 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 3:48 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:33 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.0 ft at 5:45 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:22 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 4:18 pmLow 0.1 ft at 9:58 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.0 ft at 6:31 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:10 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:43 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:32 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 1.9 ft at 7:18 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:43 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 6:54 pmLow 0.4 ft at 10:55 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.9 ft at 8:06 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:06 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 10:13 pmLow 0.6 ft at 11:38 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 1.8 ft at 8:54 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:19 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 11:48 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.7 ft at 1:40 amHigh 1.7 ft at 9:41 am

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

Keaau water temperature

The water temperature at Keaau is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 74°F and a 12 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 80 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 80 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood80°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 Keaau

Spots near Keaau with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.KeaauMakahaLahilahi PointYokohama BayPokai BayMaili BeachArmy Beach

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About Keaau

Keaau is a reef break on the West Side of Oahu, Hawaii, facing west. Also called Keaau Beach Park.

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