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Pokai Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu West Side, Hawaii

Pokai Bay, Oahu West Side, Hawaii: 2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 2.2 ft at 11 seconds from the northwest, with a 12 mph offshore wind from the east, gusting 24 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 11:21 am.

Good

2 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale

Swell from the northwest; wind from the east at 12 mph, offshore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:16 pm
Swell
2.2 ft · 11 s · NWplus 1.8 ft · 12 s · SSE
Wind
12 mph (E), gusts 24offshore
Tide
0.7 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 11:21 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 73°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:53 pm

Pokai Bay surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pokai Bay: 4 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Pokai Bay today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460232–3 ftnow6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Great4 pm: Great5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:53 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pokai Bay tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460232–3 ft6 am: Good7 am: Great8 am: Good9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 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 Pokai Bay: 7 am, Great, 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 am1–2 ftGood13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 252.0 ft
7 am1–2 ftGood12 mph offshore (E), gusts 241.7 ft
8 am2 ftGood12 mph offshore (E), gusts 241.3 ft
9 am2 ftGood13 mph offshore (E), gusts 240.9 ft
10 amnow2 ftGood13 mph offshore (E), gusts 230.7 ft
11 am2 ftGood12 mph offshore (E), gusts 210.6 ft
12 pm2 ftGood12 mph offshore (E), gusts 200.6 ft
1 pm2 ftGood13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.7 ft
2 pm2 ftGood14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.8 ft
3 pm2–3 ftGreat13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 210.9 ft
4 pm2–3 ftGreat13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 210.8 ft
5 pm2 ftGood12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.7 ft
6 pm2 ftGood10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftGood11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 192.2 ft
7 am2 ftGreat11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 201.8 ft
8 am2 ftGood12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 221.5 ft
9 am2 ftGreat14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
10 am2 ftGreat15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.8 ft
11 am2 ftGood15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
12 pm2–3 ftGood14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft
1 pm2 ftGood15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.6 ft
2 pm2 ftGood14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.7 ft
3 pm2 ftGood13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.7 ft
4 pm2 ftGood12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.7 ft
5 pm2 ftGood11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.7 ft
6 pm2 ftGood11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.6 ft

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

At 10 am, sets at Pokai Bay arrive about every 3 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 3 minutes, with about 140 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.9 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 23 s
Lulls
about 140 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
13% 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?

Pokai Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pokai Bay: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 1–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Great.

Pokai 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 weekend2461–3Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 91–3Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 101–5Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 111–3Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 131–1Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 141–2Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 151–3Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 171–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pokai 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
Pokai Bay 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–3 ftGreat2.5 ft · 12 s · NW12 mph offshore (E), gusts 2414 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 204 pm
Tue, Nov 101–3 ftGreat2.6 ft · 13 s · NW12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2214 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 207 am
Wed, Nov 111–5 ftGreat1.9 ft · 11 s · NW13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2516 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 294 pm
Thu, Nov 121–3 ftGreat5.5 ft · 15 s · NW14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2815 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 296 am
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftGood3.6 ft · 14 s · NW9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2012 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 277 am
Sat, Nov 141 ftFair2.3 ft · 14 s · NW10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2213 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 285 pm
Sun, Nov 151–2 ftGreat1.9 ft · 13 s · NW13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2512 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 235 pm
Mon, Nov 161–3 ftGreat3.2 ft · 13 s · NW8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1410 mph offshore (E), gusts 2011 am
Tue, Nov 170–1 ftFair—14 mph offshore (E), gusts 2314 mph offshore (E), gusts 205 pm
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—6 mph cross-shore (ESE)7 mph cross-shore (NW)11 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pokai Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pokai Bay tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pokai Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.4 ft at 3:58 am, low 0.6 ft at 11:21 am, high 0.9 ft at 3:11 pm and low 0.2 ft at 8:49 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.7 ft and falling.

Tide height at Pokai 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 0.7 ft, fallingHigh 2.4 ft3:58 amLow 0.6 ft11:21 amHigh 0.9 ft3:11 pmLow 0.2 ft8:49 pmHigh 2.3 ft4:30 amLow 0.6 ft12:10 pmHigh 0.8 ft3:40 pmLow 0.1 ft9:17 pmHigh 2.3 ft5:08 amLow 0.5 ft1:06 pmHigh 0.6 ft4:04 pmLow 0.1 ft9:41 pm
Tide height at Pokai Bay, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pokai Bay tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.4 ft at 3:58 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:21 amHigh 0.9 ft at 3:11 pmLow 0.2 ft at 8:49 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.3 ft at 4:30 amLow 0.6 ft at 12:10 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 3:40 pmLow 0.1 ft at 9:17 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.3 ft at 5:08 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:06 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 4:04 pmLow 0.1 ft at 9:41 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.2 ft at 5:47 amLow 0.5 ft at 2:10 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:43 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:07 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.1 ft at 6:33 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:23 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 5:28 pmLow 0.3 ft at 10:41 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.0 ft at 7:19 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:20 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 7:13 pmLow 0.5 ft at 11:09 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.0 ft at 8:08 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:56 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 10:03 pmLow 0.7 ft at 11:56 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 1.9 ft at 8:55 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:15 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 11:38 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.8 ft at 1:51 amHigh 1.8 ft at 9:43 am

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

Pokai Bay water temperature

The water temperature at Pokai Bay is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 12 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 80 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 80 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood80°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 Pokai Bay

Spots near Pokai Bay with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Pokai BayLahilahi PointMaili BeachMaili PointMakahaKeaauNanakuli Blackrocks

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About Pokai Bay

Pokai Bay is a reef break on the West Side of Oahu, Hawaii, facing southwest.

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