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Pavilions Surf Report & Forecast, Maui North Shore, Hawaii

Pavilions, Maui North Shore, Hawaii: 6–8 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale), overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 5.2 ft at 8 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 20 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 32 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm.

Poor

6–8 ft

3–4 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the east-northeast; wind from the east at 20 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces south-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:09 amrating through the daylast light 6:09 pm
Swell
5.2 ft · 8 s · ENEplus 4.7 ft · 12 s · NNW
Wind
20 mph (E), gusts 32cross-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

Pavilions surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pavilions: 6 pm, Poor, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Pavilions today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690237–8 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:32 am5:46 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pavilions tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690238–9 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Pavilions: 5 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–8 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 322.2 ft
7 am6–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 321.8 ft
8 am6–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 321.5 ft
9 am6–7 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 321.4 ft
10 amnow6–7 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.4 ft
11 am6–7 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 301.6 ft
12 pm6–7 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.7 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.9 ft
2 pm6–7 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.9 ft
3 pm6–8 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.7 ft
4 pm6–8 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 281.4 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 291.0 ft
6 pm7–8 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 270.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 242.4 ft
7 am8–9 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 242.0 ft
8 am8–9 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.7 ft
9 am7–9 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.4 ft
10 am7–8 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.4 ft
11 am7–8 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.4 ft
12 pm7–8 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.5 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.6 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.7 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 251.6 ft
4 pm6–8 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 241.3 ft
5 pm6–8 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 231.0 ft
6 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 240.6 ft

Pavilions waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Pavilions 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 42 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 7.5 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
Lulls
about 42 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
86% 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.

What do these mean?

Pavilions surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pavilions: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 11–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–12 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–12 ft and Poor.

Pavilions 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 weekend510156–8Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 96–9Tue, Nov 10: Poor to FairTueNov 105–14Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 1111–15Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 126–10Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 139–12Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 147–12Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 159–10Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 166–8Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 175–6Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pavilions 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
Pavilions 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–8 ftPoor5.3 ft · 12 s · NNW20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3222 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 316 pm
Tue, Nov 106–9 ftPoor to Fair6.0 ft · 13 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2418 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 265 pm
Wed, Nov 115–14 ftPoor4.7 ft · 8 s · ENE23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3524 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3512 pm
Thu, Nov 1211–15 ftPoor8.5 ft · 15 s · NNW24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3723 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 326 am
Fri, Nov 136–10 ftPoor6.2 ft · 14 s · NNW20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3021 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2912 pm
Sat, Nov 149–12 ftPoor4.1 ft · 8 s · ENE19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2920 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 285 pm
Sun, Nov 157–12 ftPoor4.7 ft · 8 s · ENE23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3622 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3311 am
Mon, Nov 169–10 ftPoor5.7 ft · 13 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 2922 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 325 pm
Tue, Nov 176–8 ftFair—19 mph cross-shore (ESE)22 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Wed, Nov 185–6 ftGood—17 mph cross-shore (ESE)23 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pavilions are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pavilions tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pavilions 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 Pavilions, 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 Pavilions, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pavilions 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.

Pavilions water temperature

The water temperature at Pavilions is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 65°F and a 20 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.

Surf spots near Pavilions

Spots near Pavilions with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.PavilionsHo'okipaKuau PipesTavares BayPaia BayBaldwin Beach ParkPe'ahi

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About Pavilions

Pavilions is a reef break on the North Shore of Maui, Hawaii, facing north-northwest. Also called Pavils.

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