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Laniakea Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii

Laniakea, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 7–8 ft faces (4 ft Hawaiian scale), overhead to well overhead, at 2 pm HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 4.8 ft at 11 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 16 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 24 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 7:46 pm.

Good

7–8 ft

4 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east-northeast at 16 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces southeast.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:15 pm
Swell
4.8 ft · 11 s · NNWplus 0.6 ft · 7 s · NE
Wind
16 mph (ENE), gusts 24cross-shore
Tide
1.3 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 7:46 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
78°Ffeels like 80°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:52 pm

Laniakea surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Laniakea: 6 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Laniakea today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.5101502310–12 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Good9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:52 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Laniakea tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.510150238–10 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 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 Laniakea: 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 am7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 282.0 ft
7 am7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 281.7 ft
8 am6–8 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 271.4 ft
9 am6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 271.3 ft
10 am6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 261.2 ft
11 am7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 271.2 ft
12 pm7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 261.3 ft
1 pm7–8 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.3 ft
2 pmnow7–8 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.3 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
4 pm10–11 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.9 ft
5 pm10–12 ftGreat13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft
6 pm10–11 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 200.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–10 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 182.1 ft
7 am8–9 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.8 ft
8 am8–9 ftGreat13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 221.5 ft
9 am8–9 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.3 ft
10 am7–9 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
11 am7–8 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
12 pm7–8 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.2 ft
1 pm7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.2 ft
2 pm7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
3 pm7–8 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
4 pm7–8 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.9 ft
5 pm7–8 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.7 ft
6 pm7–8 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 230.4 ft

Laniakea waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 2 pm, sets at Laniakea arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 54 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 15 s
Lulls
about 54 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
65% 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?

Laniakea surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Laniakea: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 6–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–11 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–12 ft and Good.

Laniakea 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 weekend510156–12Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 97–10Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 106–15Wed, Nov 11: FairWedNov 1110–15Thu, Nov 12: FairThuNov 127–10Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 137–11Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1410–12Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 158–10Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 165–7Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 174–5Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Laniakea 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
Laniakea 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–12 ftGreat5.7 ft · 12 s · NNW15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2716 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 246 pm
Tue, Nov 107–10 ftGreat6.0 ft · 13 s · NNW13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2216 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 256 am
Wed, Nov 116–15 ftFair3.9 ft · 12 s · NNW17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3020 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 325 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–15 ftFair9.8 ft · 15 s · NNW17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3019 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3012 pm
Fri, Nov 137–10 ftGood6.1 ft · 13 s · NNW15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3116 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2811 am
Sat, Nov 147–11 ftGreat4.8 ft · 13 s · NNW12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2416 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 298 am
Sun, Nov 1510–12 ftGood3.3 ft · 13 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3416 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 295 pm
Mon, Nov 168–10 ftGreat5.5 ft · 13 s · NNW11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2214 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 268 am
Tue, Nov 175–7 ftFair—19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2620 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 278 am
Wed, Nov 184–5 ftGood—11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 1712 mph offshore (ESE)11 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Laniakea are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Laniakea tide chart and tide times

Tides at Laniakea today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.6 ft at 3:07 am, low 1.2 ft at 10:13 am, high 1.3 ft at 12:55 pm and low 0.1 ft at 7:46 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 1.3 ft and falling.

Tide height at Laniakea, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.3 ft, fallingHigh 2.6 ft3:07 amLow 1.2 ft10:13 amHigh 1.3 ft12:55 pmLow 0.1 ft7:46 pmHigh 2.5 ft3:38 amLow 1.2 ft11:05 amHigh 1.2 ft1:08 pmLow 0.1 ft8:11 pmHigh 2.4 ft4:18 amLow 0.1 ft8:36 pm
Tide height at Laniakea, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Laniakea tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.6 ft at 3:07 amLow 1.2 ft at 10:13 amHigh 1.3 ft at 12:55 pmLow 0.1 ft at 7:46 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.5 ft at 3:38 amLow 1.2 ft at 11:05 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:08 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:11 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.4 ft at 4:18 amLow 0.1 ft at 8:36 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.3 ft at 4:59 amLow 0.2 ft at 8:59 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.2 ft at 5:50 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:25 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.2 ft at 6:40 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:46 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.1 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.7 ft at 9:52 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.1 ft at 8:24 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:08 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.0 ft at 9:07 am

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

Laniakea water temperature

The water temperature at Laniakea is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 80°F and a 16 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 Laniakea

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About Laniakea

Laniakea is a point break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing northwest. Also called Lanis and Turtle Beach.

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