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Kewalos Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu South Shore, Hawaii

Kewalos, Oahu South Shore, Hawaii: 2–3 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), waist high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 8 seconds from the southeast, with an 18 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 28 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 10:52 am.

Poor

2–3 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale

Swell from the southeast; wind from the east-northeast at 18 mph, offshore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 6:15 pm
Swell
1.6 ft · 8 s · SEplus 0.5 ft · 11 s · SSE
Wind
18 mph (ENE), gusts 28offshore
Tide
0.6 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 10:52 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
77°Ffeels like 70°F
Sun
rise 6:39 amset 5:52 pm

Kewalos surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Kewalos: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Kewalos today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460232–3 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☀ 6:39 am5:52 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Kewalos tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460232–3 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 Kewalos: 6 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 am2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 291.9 ft
7 am2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 291.5 ft
8 am2–3 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 281.1 ft
9 am2–3 ftPoor19 mph offshore (E), gusts 290.8 ft
10 amnow2–3 ftPoor18 mph offshore (E), gusts 270.6 ft
11 am2 ftPoor19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 280.6 ft
12 pm2–3 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.6 ft
1 pm2–3 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.8 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.9 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.9 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.9 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 220.7 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 222.1 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 211.7 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 221.3 ft
9 am2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.9 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 270.7 ft
11 am2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.5 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.5 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.6 ft
2 pm2–3 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.7 ft
3 pm2–3 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.8 ft
4 pm2–3 ftPoor16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.8 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
6 pm2–3 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.5 ft

Kewalos waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Kewalos 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 49 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
Lulls
about 49 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
29% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Kewalos surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Kewalos: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.

Kewalos 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 weekend2462–3Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 91–3Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 102–3Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 131–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 141–2Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 151–2Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–2Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–2Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Kewalos 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
Kewalos 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–3 ftPoor1.2 ft · 12 s · S18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2819 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2612 pm
Tue, Nov 101–3 ftPoor1.9 ft · 6 s · ESE14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2218 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 252 pm
Wed, Nov 112–3 ftPoor1.1 ft · 12 s · S17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2921 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 343 pm
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor2.2 ft · 6 s · ESE19 mph offshore (NE), gusts 3320 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 355 pm
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftPoor2.3 ft · 5 s · ESE15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3419 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 396 pm
Sat, Nov 141 ftPoor1.9 ft · 5 s · ESE15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3318 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 382 pm
Sun, Nov 151–2 ftPoor2.6 ft · 5 s · ESE19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3420 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 355 pm
Mon, Nov 161–2 ftPoor2.1 ft · 5 s · ESE15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2817 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 305 pm
Tue, Nov 171–2 ftPoor—16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2315 mph cross-shore (ESE)5 pm
Wed, Nov 181–2 ftPoor—10 mph cross-shore (E)16 mph offshore (ENE)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Kewalos are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Kewalos tide chart and tide times

Tides at Kewalos today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.4 ft at 3:46 am, low 0.6 ft at 10:52 am, high 0.9 ft at 2:55 pm and low 0.0 ft at 8:46 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.6 ft and falling.

Tide height at Kewalos, 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 2.4 ft3:46 amLow 0.6 ft10:52 amHigh 0.9 ft2:55 pmLow 0.0 ft8:46 pmHigh 2.3 ft4:18 amLow 0.5 ft11:35 amHigh 0.8 ft3:24 pmLow 0.0 ft9:14 pmHigh 2.3 ft4:55 amLow 0.5 ft12:27 pmHigh 0.7 ft3:47 pmLow -0.1 ft9:40 pm
Tide height at Kewalos, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Kewalos tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.4 ft at 3:46 amLow 0.6 ft at 10:52 amHigh 0.9 ft at 2:55 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:46 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.3 ft at 4:18 amLow 0.5 ft at 11:35 amHigh 0.8 ft at 3:24 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:14 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.3 ft at 4:55 amLow 0.5 ft at 12:27 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 3:47 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:40 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.1 ft at 5:34 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:30 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 4:20 pmLow 0.0 ft at 10:07 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.1 ft at 6:19 amLow 0.5 ft at 2:46 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 4:49 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:42 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.0 ft at 7:07 amLow 0.5 ft at 4 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 6:06 pmLow 0.3 ft at 11:15 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.9 ft at 7:57 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:43 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 8:41 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.5 ft at 12:07 amHigh 1.8 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:05 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 11 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.7 ft at 1:48 amHigh 1.7 ft at 9:37 am

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

Kewalos water temperature

The water temperature at Kewalos is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and an 18 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.

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About Kewalos

Kewalos is a reef break on the South Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing southwest. Also called Kewalo Basin.

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