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North Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu East Side, Hawaii

North Beach, Oahu East Side, Hawaii: 5–6 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 3.5 ft at 11 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 17 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 24 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.3 ft at 1:18 pm.

Poor to Fair

5–6 ft

2–3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 7 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east at 17 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces south.NSWE
first light 6:15 amrating through the daylast light 6:14 pm
Swell
3.5 ft · 11 s · NNWplus 0.2 ft · 9 s · SSE
Wind
17 mph (E), gusts 24cross-shore
Tide
1.0 ft risinghigh 1.3 ft at 1:18 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
77°Ffeels like 71°F
Sun
rise 6:38 amset 5:51 pm

North Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at North Beach: 7 am, Poor to Fair, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at North Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690127–8 ftnow6 am: Poor to Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:38 am5:51 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at North Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690125–6 ft6 am: Poor to Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 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 North Beach: 4 pm, Fair, on a falling mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 241.8 ft
7 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 241.4 ft
8 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 241.1 ft
9 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 241.0 ft
10 amnow5–6 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 231.0 ft
11 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 241.1 ft
12 pm5–6 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.2 ft
1 pm5–6 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 201.3 ft
2 pm5–6 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.3 ft
3 pm5–6 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.1 ft
4 pm5–6 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 200.8 ft
5 pm6–8 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE)0.5 ft
6 pm7–8 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 200.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (ENE)1.9 ft
7 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (ENE)1.6 ft
8 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 191.3 ft
9 am5–6 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 201.1 ft
10 am5–6 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 201.0 ft
11 am5–6 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 211.0 ft
12 pm5–6 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.1 ft
1 pm5–6 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 211.2 ft
2 pm5–6 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE)1.2 ft
3 pm5–6 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 191.1 ft
4 pm4–5 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 180.9 ft
5 pm4–6 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 190.6 ft
6 pm4–5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.2 ft

North Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at North Beach arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 1 waves per set every minute, with about 34 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 5.9 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
Lulls
about 34 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
93% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

North Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at North Beach: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 4–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–9 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–9 ft and Poor.

North Beach 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 weekend3695–8Mon, Nov 9: Poor to FairMonNov 94–6Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 104–10Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 117–9Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 125–7Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 135–9Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 146–9Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 157–9Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 165–7Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 175–7Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for North Beach 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
North Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 95–8 ftPoor to Fair4.0 ft · 12 s · NNW17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2417 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 227 am
Tue, Nov 104–6 ftFair4.5 ft · 13 s · N14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 1916 mph cross-shore (ENE)4 pm
Wed, Nov 114–10 ftPoor2.9 ft · 11 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2620 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 299 am
Thu, Nov 127–9 ftPoor6.7 ft · 15 s · NNW19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2819 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 291 pm
Fri, Nov 135–7 ftPoor4.4 ft · 14 s · NNW17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3217 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3212 pm
Sat, Nov 145–9 ftPoor2.6 ft · 16 s · N16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3017 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 328 am
Sun, Nov 156–9 ftPoor2.2 ft · 13 s · N19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3318 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3011 am
Mon, Nov 167–9 ftFair4.1 ft · 13 s · N15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2716 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2811 am
Tue, Nov 175–7 ftPoor—22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2722 mph cross-shore (E)5 pm
Wed, Nov 185–7 ftGood—16 mph cross-shore (ESE)17 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for North Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

North Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at North Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.5 ft at 2:53 am, low 1.0 ft at 9:28 am, high 1.3 ft at 1:18 pm and low -0.2 ft at 7:51 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.0 ft and rising.

Tide height at North Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.0 ft, risingHigh 2.5 ft2:53 amLow 1.0 ft9:28 amHigh 1.3 ft1:18 pmLow -0.2 ft7:51 pmHigh 2.5 ft3:26 amLow 1.0 ft10:12 amHigh 1.2 ft1:37 pmLow -0.2 ft8:18 pmHigh 2.4 ft4:05 amLow 1.0 ft11:11 amHigh 1.1 ft1:41 pmLow -0.2 ft8:44 pm
Tide height at North Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

North Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.5 ft at 2:53 amLow 1.0 ft at 9:28 amHigh 1.3 ft at 1:18 pmLow -0.2 ft at 7:51 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.5 ft at 3:26 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:12 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:37 pmLow -0.2 ft at 8:18 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.4 ft at 4:05 amLow 1.0 ft at 11:11 amHigh 1.1 ft at 1:41 pmLow -0.2 ft at 8:44 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.3 ft at 4:44 amLow -0.1 ft at 9:10 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.2 ft at 5:30 amLow 0.1 ft at 9:39 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.1 ft at 6:22 amLow 0.3 ft at 10:05 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.1 ft at 7:16 amLow 0.5 ft at 10:38 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.0 ft at 8:12 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:58 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 8:45 pmLow 0.8 ft at 11:35 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 1.9 ft at 9 am

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

North Beach water temperature

The water temperature at North Beach is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 17 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.

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About North Beach

North Beach is a beach break on the East Side of Oahu, Hawaii, facing north.

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