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Pounders Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu East Side, Hawaii

Pounders, Oahu East Side, Hawaii: 2–3 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), waist high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.8 ft at 12 seconds from the north, with a 19 mph onshore wind from the east, gusting 28 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.5 ft at 1:07 pm.

Poor

2–3 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 4 ft

Swell from the north; wind from the east at 19 mph, onshore; the beach faces west.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 6:14 pm
Swell
2.8 ft · 12 s · N
Wind
19 mph (E), gusts 28onshore
Tide
1.2 ft risinghigh 1.5 ft at 1:07 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 68°F
Sun
rise 6:39 amset 5:51 pm

Pounders surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pounders: 8 am, Poor, on a falling mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Pounders 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: 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☀ 6:39 am5:51 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pounders tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460232–2 ft6 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: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Pounders: 6 am, Poor, 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 am2–3 ftPoor20 mph onshore (E), gusts 291.9 ft
7 am2–3 ftPoor19 mph onshore (E), gusts 291.5 ft
8 am2–3 ftPoor19 mph onshore (E), gusts 281.3 ft
9 am2–3 ftPoor19 mph onshore (E), gusts 281.2 ft
10 amnow2–3 ftPoor19 mph onshore (E), gusts 281.2 ft
11 am2–3 ftPoor19 mph onshore (E), gusts 281.3 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor18 mph onshore (E), gusts 271.4 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor17 mph onshore (E), gusts 251.5 ft
2 pm2–3 ftPoor17 mph onshore (E), gusts 241.4 ft
3 pm2–3 ftPoor17 mph onshore (E), gusts 251.2 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor16 mph onshore (E), gusts 230.9 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor15 mph onshore (E), gusts 220.6 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor15 mph onshore (E), gusts 220.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftPoor13 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 192.1 ft
7 am2 ftPoor15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 221.7 ft
8 am2 ftPoor15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 221.4 ft
9 am2 ftPoor16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 231.2 ft
10 am2 ftPoor16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 241.2 ft
11 am2 ftPoor16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 241.2 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor17 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 251.3 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor17 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 251.3 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 231.3 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 221.2 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 221.0 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 240.3 ft

Pounders waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Pounders arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 38 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
Lulls
about 38 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
46% 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?

Pounders surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pounders: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 3–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–3 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–3 ft and Poor.

Pounders 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 weekend2462–3Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 92–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 102–3Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 112–3Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 122–3Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 132–3Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 142–3Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 152–3Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 162–4Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 173–4Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pounders 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
Pounders 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–3 ftPoor3.4 ft · 12 s · N19 mph onshore (E), gusts 2817 mph onshore (E), gusts 248 am
Tue, Nov 102 ftPoor3.9 ft · 13 s · N15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 2216 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 239 am
Wed, Nov 112–3 ftPoor2.5 ft · 12 s · N19 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3120 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 338 am
Thu, Nov 122–3 ftPoor3.3 ft · 16 s · NNE18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 2919 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 327 am
Fri, Nov 132–3 ftPoor2.0 ft · 14 s · NNE17 mph onshore (E), gusts 3317 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 336 am
Sat, Nov 142–3 ftPoor2.1 ft · 10 s · NNE15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 2816 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 335 pm
Sun, Nov 152–3 ftPoor1.2 ft · 14 s · NNE19 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3417 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3311 am
Mon, Nov 162–3 ftPoor2.5 ft · 14 s · NNE13 mph onshore (E), gusts 2515 mph onshore (E), gusts 302 pm
Tue, Nov 172–4 ftPoor—19 mph onshore (E), gusts 2621 mph onshore (E), gusts 275 pm
Wed, Nov 183–4 ftPoor—16 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 2217 mph onshore (E)2 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pounders are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pounders tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pounders today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.7 ft at 2:50 am, low 1.2 ft at 9:24 am, high 1.5 ft at 1:07 pm and low -0.1 ft at 7:46 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.

Tide height at Pounders, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.2 ft, risingHigh 2.7 ft2:50 amLow 1.2 ft9:24 amHigh 1.5 ft1:07 pmLow -0.1 ft7:46 pmHigh 2.6 ft3:22 amLow 1.2 ft10:10 amHigh 1.3 ft1:25 pmLow -0.1 ft8:11 pmHigh 2.5 ft4:02 amLow 1.2 ft11:11 amHigh 1.2 ft1:25 pmLow 0.0 ft8:38 pm
Tide height at Pounders, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pounders tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.7 ft at 2:50 amLow 1.2 ft at 9:24 amHigh 1.5 ft at 1:07 pmLow -0.1 ft at 7:46 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.6 ft at 3:22 amLow 1.2 ft at 10:10 amHigh 1.3 ft at 1:25 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:11 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.5 ft at 4:02 amLow 1.2 ft at 11:11 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:25 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:38 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.4 ft at 4:40 amLow 0.0 ft at 9:03 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.3 ft at 5:28 amLow 0.2 ft at 9:33 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.2 ft at 6:20 amLow 0.4 ft at 9:57 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.2 ft at 7:14 amLow 0.7 ft at 10:27 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.1 ft at 8:10 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:17 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 8:33 pmLow 0.9 ft at 11:05 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.1 ft at 8:57 am

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

Pounders water temperature

The water temperature at Pounders is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 68°F and a 19 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.

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About Pounders

Pounders is a beach break on the East Side of Oahu, Hawaii, facing east. Also called Laie Beach Park.

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