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Makaha Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu West Side, Hawaii

Makaha, Oahu West Side, Hawaii: 3–4 ft faces (2 ft Hawaiian scale), chest high, at 4 pm HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 3.2 ft at 11 seconds from the northwest, with a 14 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 19 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 8:43 pm.

Poor

3–4 ft

2 ft Hawaiian scale

Swell from the northwest; wind from the east-northeast at 14 mph, offshore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:16 pm
Swell
3.2 ft · 11 s · NWplus 1.2 ft · 11 s · SSW
Wind
14 mph (ENE), gusts 19offshore
Tide
0.7 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 8:43 pm
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
80°Ffeels like 83°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:53 pm

Makaha surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Makaha 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: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:53 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Makaha tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690233–4 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 Makaha: 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 am3 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 251.9 ft
7 am3 ftPoor12 mph offshore (E), gusts 231.5 ft
8 am3 ftPoor12 mph offshore (E), gusts 231.2 ft
9 am2–3 ftPoor12 mph offshore (E), gusts 220.8 ft
10 am2–3 ftPoor12 mph offshore (E), gusts 210.6 ft
11 am2–3 ftPoor11 mph offshore (E), gusts 190.6 ft
12 pm3 ftPoor11 mph offshore (E), gusts 180.6 ft
1 pm3 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.6 ft
2 pm3–4 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.7 ft
3 pm3–4 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.8 ft
4 pmnow4–5 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.7 ft
5 pm5–6 ftGood11 mph offshore (E), gusts 190.6 ft
6 pm6–7 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 180.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am3–4 ftPoor9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 172.0 ft
7 am3–4 ftPoor11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 201.7 ft
8 am3–4 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 211.4 ft
9 am3–4 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 211.0 ft
10 am3–4 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.7 ft
11 am3–4 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft
12 pm3–4 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.5 ft
1 pm3–4 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 210.5 ft
2 pm3–4 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.6 ft
3 pm3–4 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.6 ft
4 pm3 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.6 ft
5 pm3 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.6 ft
6 pm3 ftPoor12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 200.4 ft

Makaha waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 4 pm, sets at Makaha arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 85 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 3.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 16 s
Lulls
about 85 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
Breaking
51% 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?

Makaha surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Makaha: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 8–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–6 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–7 ft and Good.

Makaha 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 weekend510152–7Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 93–4Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 103–11Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 118–11Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 124–5Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 133–6Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 145–7Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 154–5Mon, 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 Makaha 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
Makaha 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–7 ftGood4.0 ft · 12 s · NW12 mph offshore (E), gusts 2314 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 196 pm
Tue, Nov 103–4 ftPoor4.2 ft · 13 s · NW12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2114 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 207 am
Wed, Nov 113–11 ftGreat3.1 ft · 11 s · NNW13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2516 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 296 pm
Thu, Nov 128–11 ftGreat5.8 ft · 15 s · NW14 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2715 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 266 am
Fri, Nov 134–5 ftFair3.8 ft · 13 s · NW8 mph offshore (E), gusts 1811 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 266 am
Sat, Nov 143–6 ftGood2.6 ft · 13 s · NNW7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1512 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2711 am
Sun, Nov 155–7 ftGood1.8 ft · 13 s · NNW11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2111 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2111 am
Mon, Nov 164–5 ftPoor3.4 ft · 13 s · NNW5 mph offshore (E), gusts 109 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1411 am
Tue, Nov 171–2 ftPoor—14 mph offshore (E), gusts 2418 mph offshore (E), gusts 252 pm
Wed, Nov 181–2 ftPoor—4 mph offshore (ENE)10 mph onshore (WSW)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Makaha are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Makaha tide chart and tide times

Tides at Makaha today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.3 ft at 3:53 am, low 0.5 ft at 11:19 am, high 0.8 ft at 2:59 pm and low 0.1 ft at 8:43 pm. At 4 pm the tide is 0.7 ft and falling.

Tide height at Makaha, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.7 ft, fallingHigh 2.3 ft3:53 amLow 0.5 ft11:19 amHigh 0.8 ft2:59 pmLow 0.1 ft8:43 pmHigh 2.2 ft4:28 amLow 0.5 ft12:13 pmHigh 0.6 ft3:29 pmLow 0.0 ft9:09 pmHigh 2.1 ft5:05 amLow 0.5 ft1:14 pmHigh 0.5 ft3:47 pmLow 0.0 ft9:34 pm
Tide height at Makaha, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Makaha tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.3 ft at 3:53 amLow 0.5 ft at 11:19 amHigh 0.8 ft at 2:59 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:43 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.2 ft at 4:28 amLow 0.5 ft at 12:13 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 3:29 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:09 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.1 ft at 5:05 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:14 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 3:47 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:34 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.0 ft at 5:45 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:22 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 4:19 pmLow 0.1 ft at 9:58 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.0 ft at 6:31 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:04 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:48 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:31 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 1.9 ft at 7:17 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:43 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 6:53 pmLow 0.4 ft at 10:56 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.9 ft at 8:06 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:05 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 10:17 pmLow 0.5 ft at 11:35 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 1.8 ft at 8:54 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:19 pmHigh 0.7 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.

Makaha water temperature

The water temperature at Makaha is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 83°F and a 14 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 Makaha

Spots near Makaha with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.MakahaKeaauLahilahi PointPokai BayMaili BeachYokohama BayMaili Point

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About Makaha

Makaha is a point break on the West Side of Oahu, Hawaii, facing southwest. Also called Makaha Beach Park.

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