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Pier One Surf Report & Forecast, Maui North Shore, Hawaii

Pier One, Maui North Shore, Hawaii: 5 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 4.0 ft at 8 seconds from the northeast, with a 16 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 28 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm.

Poor

5 ft

2–3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 6 ft

Swell from the northeast; wind from the east-northeast at 16 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces south.NSWE
first light 6:10 amrating through the daylast light 6:10 pm
Swell
4.0 ft · 8 s · NEplus 3.3 ft · 12 s · NNW
Wind
16 mph (ENE), gusts 28cross-shore
Tide
1.4 ft risinghigh 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
75°Ffeels like 68°F
Sun
rise 6:33 amset 5:47 pm

Pier One surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pier One: 6 pm, Poor to Fair, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Pier One today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690236–7 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:33 am5:47 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pier One tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690237–7 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: 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 Pier One: 6 am, Fair, 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 am5–6 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 292.2 ft
7 am5–6 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.8 ft
8 am5 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.5 ft
9 am5 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.4 ft
10 amnow5–6 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.4 ft
11 am4–5 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.6 ft
12 pm5–6 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.7 ft
1 pm5 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.9 ft
2 pm5–6 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.9 ft
3 pm5–6 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.7 ft
4 pm6 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.4 ft
5 pm6 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.0 ft
6 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 212.4 ft
7 am6–7 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 212.0 ft
8 am6 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.7 ft
9 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.4 ft
10 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.4 ft
11 am5–6 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.4 ft
12 pm5–6 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 271.5 ft
1 pm6 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.6 ft
2 pm5–6 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.7 ft
3 pm5–6 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.6 ft
4 pm5–6 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 201.3 ft
5 pm5–6 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 201.0 ft
6 pm5–6 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 200.6 ft

Pier One waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Pier One 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 43 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 5.4 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
Lulls
about 43 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
59% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 1.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Pier One surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pier One: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 6–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–10 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–9 ft and Poor to Fair.

Pier One 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 weekend3694–7Mon, Nov 9: Poor to FairMonNov 95–7Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 104–8Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 116–11Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 124–7Fri, Nov 13: Poor to FairFriNov 136–10Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 145–9Sun, Nov 15: Poor to FairSunNov 156–9Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 166–9Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 174–5Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pier One 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
Pier One 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 94–7 ftPoor to Fair3.9 ft · 8 s · NE16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2818 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 286 pm
Tue, Nov 105–7 ftFair4.3 ft · 13 s · N13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2215 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 246 am
Wed, Nov 114–8 ftPoor3.6 ft · 7 s · NE21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3321 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3412 pm
Thu, Nov 126–11 ftPoor6.1 ft · 15 s · NNW20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3320 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 296 am
Fri, Nov 134–7 ftPoor to Fair4.5 ft · 8 s · NE16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2518 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251 pm
Sat, Nov 146–10 ftFair2.8 ft · 10 s · NNE17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2717 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 252 pm
Sun, Nov 155–9 ftPoor to Fair3.8 ft · 8 s · NE20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3418 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 292 pm
Mon, Nov 166–9 ftGood3.7 ft · 8 s · NE13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2418 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2711 am
Tue, Nov 176–9 ftGood—15 mph cross-shore (E)20 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Wed, Nov 184–5 ftGreat—11 mph cross-shore (E)22 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pier One are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pier One tide chart and tide times

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

Pier One 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.

Pier One water temperature

The water temperature at Pier One is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 68°F and a 16 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 Pier One

Pier One is a pier on the North Shore of Maui, Hawaii, facing north. Also called Pier 1 and Kahului Harbor.

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