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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.

Great

10–12 ft

5–6 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 14 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east-northeast at 16 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces southeast.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:15 pm
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.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Off The Wall today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.10200239–11 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:41 am5:51 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Off The Wall tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.102002317–19 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor to 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 Off The Wall: 2 pm, Fair, on a falling mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–11 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 232.1 ft
7 am9–11 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.8 ft
8 am9–10 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.5 ft
9 am9–10 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.3 ft
10 am8–10 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
11 am8–10 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
12 pm8–10 ftGood17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
1 pm8–10 ftGood17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.2 ft
2 pm8–9 ftGood17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
4 pm8–9 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.9 ft
5 pm8–9 ftFair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
6 pm7–9 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 270.4 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 332.2 ft
7 am7–9 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 322.0 ft
8 am8–9 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 351.7 ft
9 am8–9 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 341.5 ft
10 am8–10 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 351.3 ft
11 am10–12 ftFair22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 351.2 ft
12 pm15–17 ftFair22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 351.1 ft
1 pm15–17 ftFair21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 351.1 ft
2 pm15–18 ftFair21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 341.1 ft
3 pm17–19 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 341.0 ft
4 pm16–18 ftPoor to Fair20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 340.9 ft
5 pm16–19 ftPoor to Fair20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 330.7 ft
6 pm17–19 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 330.5 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 rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 90 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
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.

What do these mean?

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.

Off The Wall 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 weekend10207–11Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 107–19Wed, Nov 11: FairWedNov 1113–18Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 128–11Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 138–13Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 1412–17Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1510–13Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 165–7Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 174–5Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 184–6Thu, Nov 19: PoorThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

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
Off The Wall 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 107–11 ftGood5.9 ft · 13 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2517 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 257 am
Wed, Nov 117–19 ftFair4.0 ft · 12 s · NNW21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3521 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 342 pm
Thu, Nov 1213–18 ftGood9.5 ft · 15 s · NNW19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3221 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 335 pm
Fri, Nov 138–11 ftGood6.2 ft · 13 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3016 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3010 am
Sat, Nov 148–13 ftGood4.4 ft · 13 s · NNW14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2918 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 338 am
Sun, Nov 1512–17 ftGood3.2 ft · 12 s · NNW17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3618 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 358 am
Mon, Nov 1610–13 ftGreat5.9 ft · 14 s · NNW12 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2416 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 302 pm
Tue, Nov 175–7 ftGood—21 mph offshore (E), gusts 3017 mph offshore (E)11 am
Wed, Nov 184–5 ftPoor—9 mph offshore (ESE)9 mph cross-shore (E)2 pm
Thu, Nov 194–6 ftPoor—9 mph onshore (NNW)14 mph onshore (NNW)8 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 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.

Tide height at Off The Wall, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 2.5 ft, risingHigh 2.5 ft3:37 amLow 1.1 ft11:09 amHigh 1.2 ft1:02 pmLow 0.1 ft8:11 pmHigh 2.4 ft4:18 amLow 0.1 ft8:36 pmHigh 2.3 ft5:01 amLow 0.2 ft8:59 pm
Tide height at Off The Wall, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Off The Wall tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10High 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 11High 2.4 ft at 4:18 amLow 0.1 ft at 8:36 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.3 ft at 5:01 amLow 0.2 ft at 8:59 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.2 ft at 5:48 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:23 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.2 ft at 6:39 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:46 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.1 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.7 ft at 9:53 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.1 ft at 8:23 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:08 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 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 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 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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