Maui West Side · Maui · Hawaii
Olowalu Surf Report & Forecast, Maui West Side, Hawaii
Olowalu, Maui 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 0.9 ft at 8 seconds from the southeast, with a 16 mph offshore wind from the northeast, gusting 28 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.0 ft at 10:53 am.
1 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 0.9 ft · 8 s · SEplus 0.8 ft · 9 s · S
- Wind
- 16 mph (NE), gusts 28offshore
- Tide
- 1.1 ft fallinglow 1.0 ft at 10:53 am
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 67°F
- Sun
- rise 6:33 amset 5:47 pm
Olowalu surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Olowalu: 6 am, Poor, 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 Olowalu: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 30 | 2.6 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 2.2 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (NE), gusts 28 | 1.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (NE), gusts 26 | 1.3 ft |
| 10 amnow | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (NE), gusts 23 | 1.1 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 22 | 1.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 21 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 20 | 1.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 20 | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 18 | 1.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 18 | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 21 | 1.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 21 | 1.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 2.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 20 | 2.4 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 21 | 1.9 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 22 | 1.5 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (NE), gusts 24 | 1.2 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (NE), gusts 23 | 1.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (NE), gusts 23 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 20 | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 20 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 22 | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 21 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 21 | 1.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 22 | 1.2 ft |
Olowalu waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Olowalu arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 1.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 1
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 70 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
- 10% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Olowalu surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Olowalu: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 1 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Olowalu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 8 s · SE | 16 mph offshore (NE), gusts 28 | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 20 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 5 s · SE | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 21 | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 20 | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 8 s · SE | 20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 36 | 19 mph offshore (NE), gusts 35 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 8 s · ESE | 13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 25 | 16 mph offshore (NE), gusts 26 | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 8 s · SE | 10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 19 | 9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 2 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 8 s · SE | 9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 20 | 8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 11 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 8 s · SE | 12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 8 s · SE | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 14 | 8 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 16 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph offshore (ENE) | 13 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph offshore (NNE) | 12 mph onshore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Olowalu are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Olowalu tide chart and tide times
Tides at Olowalu today, Monday, Nov 9: high 3.1 ft at 3:53 am, low 1.0 ft at 10:53 am, high 1.6 ft at 3:19 pm and low 0.5 ft at 9 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.1 ft and falling.
Olowalu tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 3.1 ft at 3:53 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:53 amHigh 1.6 ft at 3:19 pmLow 0.5 ft at 9 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 3.1 ft at 4:24 amLow 1.0 ft at 11:30 amHigh 1.5 ft at 3:51 pmLow 0.5 ft at 9:33 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 3.0 ft at 5:01 amLow 1.0 ft at 12:18 pmHigh 1.3 ft at 4:22 pmLow 0.6 ft at 9:56 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.9 ft at 5:36 amLow 1.0 ft at 1:19 pmHigh 1.2 ft at 5:02 pmLow 0.6 ft at 10:25 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.8 ft at 6:21 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:17 pmHigh 1.2 ft at 5:39 pmLow 0.8 ft at 11:01 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.7 ft at 7:07 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:18 pmHigh 1.2 ft at 6:58 pmLow 0.9 ft at 11:37 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.6 ft at 7:58 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:20 pmHigh 1.3 ft at 8:49 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.1 ft at 12:41 amHigh 2.5 ft at 8:49 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:54 pmHigh 1.4 ft at 10:52 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.3 ft at 2:12 amHigh 2.4 ft at 9:41 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Olowalu water temperature
The water temperature at Olowalu is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 16 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays near 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 Olowalu
- Ukumehame2.8 mi ESE · 1 ft · Poor
- Launiupoko3.1 mi NW · 1–2 ft · Fair
- Puamana4.7 mi NW · 1 ft · Poor
- Shark Pit5.1 mi NW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Lahaina Breakwall5.6 mi NW · 2 ft · Poor
- Harbors5.8 mi NW · 1 ft · Poor
Rated right now. The Current app animates the surf itself on a live map of the whole coast. See the app →
About Olowalu
Olowalu is a reef break on the West Side of Maui, Hawaii, facing southwest. Also called Mile Marker 14.
Follow Olowalu in the Current app
The first 10 days are free, and Premium adds days 11–16.
Forecasts are estimates. Never rely on them for safety. For rip current risk and beach hazards, check the National Weather Service. Forecasts from Current's novel physics simulation. No AI. No black boxes. Ocean and weather data: NOAA (U.S. government data). NOAA does not endorse this site.