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Paia Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Maui North Shore, Hawaii

Paia Bay, Maui North Shore, Hawaii: 7–8 ft faces (4 ft Hawaiian scale), overhead to well overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 4.5 ft at 12 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 19 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 31 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm.

Poor to Fair

7–8 ft

4 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 10 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east at 19 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces south-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:09 amrating through the daylast light 6:09 pm
Swell
4.5 ft · 12 s · NNWplus 4.4 ft · 8 s · NE
Wind
19 mph (E), gusts 31cross-shore
Tide
1.4 ft risinghigh 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
74°Ffeels like 65°F
Sun
rise 6:32 amset 5:46 pm

Paia Bay surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Paia Bay: 6 pm, Fair, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Paia Bay today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690238–9 ftnow6 am: Poor to Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:32 am5:46 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Paia Bay tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690238–10 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Paia Bay: 6 am, Good, 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 am7–8 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 312.2 ft
7 am7–8 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.8 ft
8 am7–8 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.5 ft
9 am7–8 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.4 ft
10 amnow7–8 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 301.4 ft
11 am7–8 ftFair19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 291.6 ft
12 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 301.7 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 301.9 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.9 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 301.7 ft
4 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 281.4 ft
5 pm7–9 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 291.0 ft
6 pm8–9 ftFair17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 260.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–10 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 232.4 ft
7 am8–9 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 232.0 ft
8 am8–10 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.7 ft
9 am8–9 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.4 ft
10 am8–9 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.4 ft
11 am7–9 ftFair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.4 ft
12 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.5 ft
1 pm7–9 ftFair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.6 ft
2 pm7–8 ftFair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.7 ft
3 pm7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.6 ft
4 pm7–8 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.3 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 221.0 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.6 ft

Paia Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Paia Bay arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 37 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.4 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
Lulls
about 37 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
82% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Paia Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Paia Bay: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 10–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–13 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–12 ft and Fair.

Paia Bay 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 weekend510157–9Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 97–10Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 106–14Wed, Nov 11: FairWedNov 1110–15Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 127–10Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 139–13Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 147–12Sun, Nov 15: FairSunNov 159–12Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 166–9Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 176–8Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Paia Bay 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
Paia Bay 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–9 ftFair5.1 ft · 12 s · NNW19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3121 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 316 pm
Tue, Nov 107–10 ftGood5.7 ft · 13 s · NNW15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2317 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 266 am
Wed, Nov 116–14 ftFair4.1 ft · 8 s · NE22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3522 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 354 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–15 ftGood7.8 ft · 15 s · NNW22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3622 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 316 am
Fri, Nov 137–10 ftGood5.8 ft · 15 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3019 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2912 pm
Sat, Nov 149–13 ftGood3.3 ft · 15 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3018 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 288 am
Sun, Nov 157–12 ftFair3.3 ft · 14 s · NNW21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3620 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 325 pm
Mon, Nov 169–12 ftGood5.2 ft · 13 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2820 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 318 am
Tue, Nov 176–9 ftGood—18 mph cross-shore (E)21 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Wed, Nov 186–8 ftGreat—15 mph cross-shore (ESE)22 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Paia Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Paia Bay tide chart and tide times

Tides at Paia Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 3.1 ft at 2:51 am, low 1.4 ft at 9:18 am, high 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm and low 0.2 ft at 7:56 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.4 ft and rising.

Tide height at Paia Bay, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.4 ft, risingHigh 3.1 ft2:51 amLow 1.4 ft9:18 amHigh 1.9 ft1:32 pmLow 0.2 ft7:56 pmHigh 3.1 ft3:21 amLow 1.4 ft10:06 amHigh 1.7 ft1:46 pmLow 0.2 ft8:21 pmHigh 2.9 ft4:01 amLow 1.4 ft10:56 amHigh 1.6 ft1:58 pmLow 0.2 ft8:48 pm
Tide height at Paia Bay, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Paia Bay tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 3.1 ft at 2:51 amLow 1.4 ft at 9:18 amHigh 1.9 ft at 1:32 pmLow 0.2 ft at 7:56 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 3.1 ft at 3:21 amLow 1.4 ft at 10:06 amHigh 1.7 ft at 1:46 pmLow 0.2 ft at 8:21 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.9 ft at 4:01 amLow 1.4 ft at 10:56 amHigh 1.6 ft at 1:58 pmLow 0.2 ft at 8:48 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.8 ft at 4:38 amLow 1.4 ft at 12:03 pmHigh 1.5 ft at 1:59 pmLow 0.3 ft at 9:15 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.7 ft at 5:26 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:45 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.6 ft at 6:16 amLow 0.7 ft at 10:10 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.6 ft at 7:10 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:49 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.5 ft at 8:06 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:43 pmHigh 1.3 ft at 8:20 pmLow 1.2 ft at 11:50 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.5 ft at 8:56 am

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

Paia Bay water temperature

The water temperature at Paia Bay is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 65°F and a 19 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays near 79°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 79 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 Paia Bay

Paia Bay is a beach break on the North Shore of Maui, Hawaii, facing north-northwest.

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