Oahu North Shore · Honolulu · Hawaii
Off The Wall Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, HI
Off The Wall, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 10–12 ft faces (5–6 ft Hawaiian scale), well overhead to double overhead, at 3 am HST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 5.9 ft at 13 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 16 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 25 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 2.5 ft at 3:37 am.
10–12 ft
5–6 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 14 ft
- Swell
- 5.9 ft · 13 s · NNWplus 0.5 ft · 13 s · W
- Wind
- 16 mph (ENE), gusts 25cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.5 ft risinghigh 2.5 ft at 3:37 am
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 67°F
- Sun
- rise 6:41 amset 5:51 pm
Off The Wall surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Off The Wall: 7 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
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 Off The Wall: 2 pm, Fair, on a falling mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9–11 ft | Good | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 2.1 ft |
| 7 am | 9–11 ft | Good | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.8 ft |
| 8 am | 9–10 ft | Good | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.5 ft |
| 9 am | 9–10 ft | Good | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.3 ft |
| 10 am | 8–10 ft | Good | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.2 ft |
| 11 am | 8–10 ft | Good | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 8–10 ft | Good | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 8–10 ft | Good | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–9 ft | Good | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–9 ft | Good | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 8–9 ft | Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 8–9 ft | Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 7–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 18 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 27 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–8 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 2.2 ft |
| 7 am | 7–9 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 2.0 ft |
| 8 am | 8–9 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 35 | 1.7 ft |
| 9 am | 8–9 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 34 | 1.5 ft |
| 10 am | 8–10 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 35 | 1.3 ft |
| 11 am | 10–12 ft | Fair | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 35 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 15–17 ft | Fair | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 35 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 15–17 ft | Fair | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 35 | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 15–18 ft | Fair | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 34 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 17–19 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 34 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 16–18 ft | Poor to Fair | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 34 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 16–19 ft | Poor to Fair | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 0.7 ft |
| 6 pm | 17–19 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 0.5 ft |
Off The Wall waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 am, sets at Off The Wall arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 12.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 20 s
- Lulls
- about 90 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 58% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Off The Wall surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Off The Wall: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 7–19 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–13 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 12–17 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Off The Wall are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 7–11 ft | Good | 5.9 ft · 13 s · NNW | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 7–19 ft | Fair | 4.0 ft · 12 s · NNW | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 35 | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 34 | 2 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 13–18 ft | Good | 9.5 ft · 15 s · NNW | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 8–11 ft | Good | 6.2 ft · 13 s · NNW | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8–13 ft | Good | 4.4 ft · 13 s · NNW | 14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 8 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 12–17 ft | Good | 3.2 ft · 12 s · NNW | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 36 | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 35 | 8 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 10–13 ft | Great | 5.9 ft · 14 s · NNW | 12 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 24 | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Good | — | 21 mph offshore (E), gusts 30 | 17 mph offshore (E) | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–5 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph offshore (ESE) | 9 mph cross-shore (E) | 2 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 4–6 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph onshore (NNW) | 14 mph onshore (NNW) | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Off The Wall are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Off The Wall tide chart and tide times
Tides at Off The Wall today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 2.5 ft at 3:37 am, low 1.1 ft at 11:09 am, high 1.2 ft at 1:02 pm and low 0.1 ft at 8:11 pm. At 3 am the tide is 2.5 ft and rising.
Off The Wall tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.5 ft at 3:37 amLow 1.1 ft at 11:09 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:02 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:11 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.4 ft at 4:18 amLow 0.1 ft at 8:36 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.3 ft at 5:01 amLow 0.2 ft at 8:59 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.2 ft at 5:48 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:23 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.2 ft at 6:39 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:46 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.1 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.7 ft at 9:53 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.1 ft at 8:23 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.0 ft at 9:07 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Off The Wall water temperature
The water temperature at Off The Wall is about 79°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 16 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 78 and 79°F.
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 Off The Wall
- Rockpile0.2 mi SW · 10–12 ft · Good
- Ehukai Beach0.2 mi ESE · 8–9 ft · Good
- Backdoor0.3 mi ENE · 8–9 ft · Fair
- Pipeline0.4 mi NE · 10–12 ft · Good
- Rocky Point0.7 mi NE · 9–10 ft · Good
- Pupukea1.0 mi NE · 9–10 ft · Good
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About Off The Wall
Off The Wall is a reef break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing northwest. Also called OTW and Kodak Reef.
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