Molokai · Maui · Hawaii
Kepuhi Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Molokai, Hawaii
Kepuhi Beach, Molokai, Hawaii: 5–6 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 4.2 ft at 12 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 24 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 33 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.9 ft at 10:01 am.
5–6 ft
2–3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 4.2 ft · 12 s · NNWplus 2.9 ft · 7 s · NE
- Wind
- 24 mph (ENE), gusts 33offshore
- Tide
- 0.9 ft risinglow 0.9 ft at 10:01 am
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 66°F
- Sun
- rise 6:36 amset 5:49 pm
Kepuhi Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Kepuhi Beach: 6 pm, Good, on a rising 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 Kepuhi Beach: 7 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Fair | 24 mph offshore (E), gusts 34 | 1.7 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Fair | 24 mph offshore (E), gusts 33 | 1.4 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Fair | 24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 33 | 1.1 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Fair | 24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 32 | 0.9 ft |
| 10 amnow | 5–6 ft | Fair | 24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 32 | 0.9 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Fair | 23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 0.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–7 ft | Good | 23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 30 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–7 ft | Fair | 23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 30 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–8 ft | Good | 24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 32 | 0.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 8–9 ft | Good | 23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Fair | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 1.9 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 1.5 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 1.2 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 1.0 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Fair | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 0.9 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 0.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor to Fair | 24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 0.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 0.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 22 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 0.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor to Fair | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 0.1 ft |
Kepuhi Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Kepuhi Beach arrive about every 3 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 5.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 26 s
- Lulls
- about 180 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
- 32% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Kepuhi Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Kepuhi Beach: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 4–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–9 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–10 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Kepuhi Beach 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 | 5–9 ft | Good | 4.9 ft · 12 s · NNW | 24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 33 | 23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 30 | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5–7 ft | Good | 5.5 ft · 13 s · NNW | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–13 ft | Poor to Fair | 3.6 ft · 12 s · NNW | 25 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 27 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 36 | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 9–12 ft | Fair | 9.3 ft · 15 s · NNW | 28 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 37 | 26 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–7 ft | Great | 6.1 ft · 14 s · NNW | 22 mph offshore (E) | 24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6–9 ft | Great | 3.8 ft · 14 s · NNW | 23 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 28 | 23 mph offshore (ENE) | 11 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5–10 ft | Good | 3.3 ft · 14 s · NNW | 25 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 32 | 24 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 11 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6–9 ft | Great | 5.6 ft · 13 s · NNW | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 28 | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 27 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–3 ft | Fair | — | 17 mph offshore (E), gusts 24 | 15 mph offshore (E) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Fair | — | 17 mph offshore (E) | 13 mph offshore (ESE) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Kepuhi Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Kepuhi Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Kepuhi Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.4 ft at 3:03 am, low 0.9 ft at 10:01 am, high 1.1 ft at 1:14 pm and low -0.2 ft at 7:48 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.9 ft and rising.
Kepuhi Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.4 ft at 3:03 amLow 0.9 ft at 10:01 amHigh 1.1 ft at 1:14 pmLow -0.2 ft at 7:48 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.3 ft at 3:34 amLow 0.9 ft at 10:54 amHigh 0.9 ft at 1:30 pmLow -0.2 ft at 8:14 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.2 ft at 4:15 amLow -0.2 ft at 8:39 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.1 ft at 4:56 amLow -0.1 ft at 9:01 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.0 ft at 5:42 amLow 0.1 ft at 9:28 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.0 ft at 6:34 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:47 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.0 ft at 7:28 amLow 0.5 ft at 10 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 1.9 ft at 8:19 amLow 0.6 ft at 5:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 1.8 ft at 9:04 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Kepuhi Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Kepuhi Beach is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 66°F and a 24 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°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 Kepuhi Beach
- Kamaka'ipo/Egusa's6.0 mi SW · 5–6 ft · Fair
- Mo'omomi Bay6.6 mi E · 7–8 ft · Poor
- Halena Beach7.2 mi S · 2–3 ft · Poor
- The Wharf16 mi ESE · 1 ft · Poor
- Kalaupapa17 mi E · 6–7 ft · Fair
- Makapuu28 mi WNW · 5–6 ft · Poor
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About Kepuhi Beach
Kepuhi Beach is a beach break on Molokai, Hawaii, facing west-northwest. Also called Kaluakoi.
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