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Nanakuli Blackrocks Surf Report, Oahu West Side, HI

Nanakuli Blackrocks, Oahu West Side, Hawaii: 1 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 11 seconds from the northwest, with a 16 mph offshore wind from the east, gusting 27 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 11:21 am.

Poor

1 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 2 ft

Swell from the northwest; wind from the east at 16 mph, offshore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:16 pm
Swell
1.8 ft · 11 s · NWplus 0.3 ft · 16 s · SSW
Wind
16 mph (E), gusts 27offshore
Tide
0.7 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 11:21 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 71°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:53 pm

Nanakuli Blackrocks surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Nanakuli Blackrocks today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460231–1 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☀ 6:40 am5:53 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Nanakuli Blackrocks tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460231–2 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 Nanakuli Blackrocks: 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 am1 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 262.0 ft
7 am1 ftPoor15 mph offshore (E), gusts 271.7 ft
8 am1 ftPoor16 mph offshore (E), gusts 271.3 ft
9 am1 ftPoor16 mph offshore (E), gusts 280.9 ft
10 amnow1 ftPoor16 mph offshore (E), gusts 270.7 ft
11 am1 ftPoor16 mph offshore (E), gusts 260.6 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor16 mph offshore (E), gusts 250.6 ft
1 pm1 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.8 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.9 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.8 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 220.7 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 202.2 ft
7 am1 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 201.8 ft
8 am1 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 231.5 ft
9 am1 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 281.1 ft
10 am1 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 280.8 ft
11 am1 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.6 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.6 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.7 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.7 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.7 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.7 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft

Nanakuli Blackrocks waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Nanakuli Blackrocks arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly surging and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 295 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.5 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 20 s
Lulls
about 295 s between breaking waves
How they break
Surgingwhich means waves surge up the beach without a clean break
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
8% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Nanakuli Blackrocks surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Nanakuli Blackrocks: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.

Nanakuli Blackrocks 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 weekend2461–1Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 151–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Nanakuli Blackrocks 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
Nanakuli Blackrocks 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91 ftPoor1.9 ft · 12 s · NW16 mph offshore (E), gusts 2716 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 235 pm
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor2.1 ft · 13 s · NW14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2316 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 231 pm
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor1.5 ft · 11 s · NW16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2818 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 312 pm
Thu, Nov 120–1 ftPoor0.5 ft · 15 s · SSW16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3017 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3010 am
Fri, Nov 131 ftPoor0.6 ft · 13 s · SSW11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2415 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 326 pm
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor0.6 ft · 12 s · SSW11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2515 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 322 pm
Sun, Nov 150–1 ftPoor0.3 ft · 9 s · SSW15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2915 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 295 pm
Mon, Nov 161 ftPoor0.4 ft · 16 s · WSW11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2113 mph offshore (E), gusts 268 am
Tue, Nov 171 ftPoor—15 mph offshore (E), gusts 2316 mph cross-shore (E)5 pm
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—7 mph cross-shore (E)9 mph offshore (ENE)5 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Nanakuli Blackrocks are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Nanakuli Blackrocks tide chart and tide times

Tides at Nanakuli Blackrocks today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.4 ft at 3:58 am, low 0.6 ft at 11:21 am, high 0.9 ft at 3:11 pm and low 0.2 ft at 8:49 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.7 ft and falling.

Tide height at Nanakuli Blackrocks, 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 2.4 ft3:58 amLow 0.6 ft11:21 amHigh 0.9 ft3:11 pmLow 0.2 ft8:49 pmHigh 2.3 ft4:30 amLow 0.6 ft12:10 pmHigh 0.8 ft3:40 pmLow 0.1 ft9:17 pmHigh 2.3 ft5:08 amLow 0.5 ft1:06 pmHigh 0.6 ft4:04 pmLow 0.1 ft9:41 pm
Tide height at Nanakuli Blackrocks, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Nanakuli Blackrocks tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.4 ft at 3:58 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:21 amHigh 0.9 ft at 3:11 pmLow 0.2 ft at 8:49 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.3 ft at 4:30 amLow 0.6 ft at 12:10 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 3:40 pmLow 0.1 ft at 9:17 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.3 ft at 5:08 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:06 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 4:04 pmLow 0.1 ft at 9:41 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.2 ft at 5:47 amLow 0.5 ft at 2:10 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:43 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:07 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.1 ft at 6:33 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:23 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 5:28 pmLow 0.3 ft at 10:41 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.0 ft at 7:19 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:20 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 7:13 pmLow 0.5 ft at 11:09 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.0 ft at 8:08 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:56 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 10:03 pmLow 0.7 ft at 11:56 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 1.9 ft at 8:55 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:15 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 11:38 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.8 ft at 1:51 amHigh 1.8 ft at 9:43 am

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

Nanakuli Blackrocks water temperature

The water temperature at Nanakuli Blackrocks 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.

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About Nanakuli Blackrocks

Nanakuli Blackrocks is a reef break on the West Side of Oahu, Hawaii, facing southwest. Also called Black Rocks.

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