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Mokuleia Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii

Mokuleia, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 5–6 ft faces (3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high to overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 4.6 ft at 11 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 16 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 25 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.7 ft at 10:37 am.

Poor to Fair

5–6 ft

3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 7 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east at 16 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces south.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:16 pm
Swell
4.6 ft · 11 s · NNWplus 4.0 ft · 7 s · NE
Wind
16 mph (E), gusts 25cross-shore
Tide
0.7 ft fallinglow 0.7 ft at 10:37 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 71°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:53 pm

Mokuleia surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Mokuleia: 1 pm, Fair, on a falling mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Mokuleia today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690128–9 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:53 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Mokuleia tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690126–7 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to 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 Mokuleia: 5 pm, Fair, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–7 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.6 ft
7 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 251.3 ft
8 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 251.0 ft
9 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 240.8 ft
10 amnow5–6 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 230.7 ft
11 am5–6 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 230.7 ft
12 pm5–6 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 220.8 ft
1 pm6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.8 ft
2 pm6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.8 ft
3 pm7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.7 ft
4 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.5 ft
5 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.2 ft
6 pm7–8 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 200.0 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–7 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 191.8 ft
7 am6–7 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 211.5 ft
8 am6–7 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.2 ft
9 am6–7 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.9 ft
10 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.8 ft
11 am5–6 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.7 ft
12 pm5–6 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.7 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
2 pm5–6 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.7 ft
3 pm5–6 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft
4 pm5–6 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.4 ft
5 pm5–6 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.2 ft
6 pm5–6 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.0 ft

Mokuleia waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Mokuleia 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 23 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 6.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
Lulls
about 23 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
62% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Mokuleia surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Mokuleia: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 5–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–10 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–9 ft and Poor.

Mokuleia 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 weekend3695–9Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 95–7Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 105–11Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 118–11Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 125–8Fri, Nov 13: Poor to FairFriNov 136–10Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 147–9Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 157–9Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 165–7Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 174–6Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Mokuleia 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
Mokuleia 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 95–9 ftFair5.2 ft · 12 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2516 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221 pm
Tue, Nov 105–7 ftFair5.8 ft · 13 s · NNW15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2316 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 225 pm
Wed, Nov 115–11 ftPoor3.9 ft · 12 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2720 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 298 am
Thu, Nov 128–11 ftPoor10.5 ft · 15 s · NNW17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2819 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 296 pm
Fri, Nov 135–8 ftPoor to Fair6.2 ft · 14 s · NNW13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2415 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 268 am
Sat, Nov 146–10 ftPoor3.7 ft · 13 s · NNW13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2516 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 272 pm
Sun, Nov 157–9 ftPoor4.1 ft · 8 s · NE16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2915 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 262 pm
Mon, Nov 167–9 ftFair6.1 ft · 13 s · NNW10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 1913 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 248 am
Tue, Nov 175–7 ftFair—16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2517 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 235 pm
Wed, Nov 184–6 ftGreat—10 mph cross-shore (ESE)13 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Mokuleia are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Mokuleia tide chart and tide times

Tides at Mokuleia today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.1 ft at 3:19 am, low 0.7 ft at 10:37 am, high 0.8 ft at 1:01 pm and low -0.2 ft at 7:52 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.7 ft and falling.

Tide height at Mokuleia, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-10123Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.7 ft, fallingHigh 2.1 ft3:19 amLow 0.7 ft10:37 amHigh 0.8 ft1:01 pmLow -0.2 ft7:52 pmHigh 2.1 ft3:50 amLow 0.7 ft12:08 pmHigh 0.7 ft12:46 pmLow -0.2 ft8:18 pmHigh 2.0 ft4:28 amLow -0.3 ft8:43 pm
Tide height at Mokuleia, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Mokuleia tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.1 ft at 3:19 amLow 0.7 ft at 10:37 amHigh 0.8 ft at 1:01 pmLow -0.2 ft at 7:52 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.1 ft at 3:50 amLow 0.7 ft at 12:08 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 12:46 pmLow -0.2 ft at 8:18 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.0 ft at 4:28 amLow -0.3 ft at 8:43 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 1.9 ft at 5:12 amLow -0.2 ft at 9:05 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 1.8 ft at 6:02 amLow 0.0 ft at 9:29 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 1.8 ft at 6:55 amLow 0.2 ft at 9:37 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.8 ft at 7:45 amLow 0.4 ft at 8:59 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 1.7 ft at 8:33 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:55 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 1.6 ft at 9:15 am

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

Mokuleia water temperature

The water temperature at Mokuleia is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 16 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 Mokuleia

Spots near Mokuleia with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.MokuleiaArmy BeachYokohama BayHaleiwaPuaena PointHimalayasLaniakea

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About Mokuleia

Mokuleia is a reef break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing north. Also called Mokuleia Beach Park.

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