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Puaena Point Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, HI

Puaena Point, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 6–7 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale), overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 4.6 ft at 11 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 14 mph offshore wind from the east, gusting 26 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.2 ft at 10:08 am.

Great

6–7 ft

3–4 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east at 14 mph, offshore; the beach faces southeast.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:15 pm
Swell
4.6 ft · 11 s · NNWplus 2.6 ft · 7 s · NE
Wind
14 mph (E), gusts 26offshore
Tide
1.2 ft risinglow 1.2 ft at 10:08 am
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
75°Ffeels like 71°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:52 pm

Puaena Point surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Puaena Point: 9 am, Great, on a falling mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Puaena Point today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.5101502311–13 ftnow6 am: Good7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:52 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Puaena Point tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.510150238–9 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Fair11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 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 Puaena Point: 5 pm, Good, 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 am7–8 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 272.0 ft
7 am7–8 ftGreat15 mph offshore (E), gusts 271.6 ft
8 am6–7 ftGreat14 mph offshore (E), gusts 261.4 ft
9 am6–7 ftGreat15 mph offshore (E), gusts 261.2 ft
10 amnow6–7 ftGreat15 mph offshore (E), gusts 261.2 ft
11 am7–8 ftGood15 mph offshore (E), gusts 261.2 ft
12 pm7–8 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 251.3 ft
1 pm7–8 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 241.3 ft
2 pm7–9 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.3 ft
3 pm7–9 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
4 pm10–12 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.9 ft
5 pm11–13 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.6 ft
6 pm11–12 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 200.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 172.1 ft
7 am8–9 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 201.8 ft
8 am8–9 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.5 ft
9 am8–9 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.3 ft
10 am8–9 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
11 am8–9 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.1 ft
12 pm7–9 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.2 ft
1 pm7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
2 pm7–8 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.2 ft
3 pm7–8 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.1 ft
4 pm7–8 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.9 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.6 ft
6 pm6–8 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.4 ft

Puaena Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Puaena Point arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 90 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 7.5 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 15 s
Lulls
about 90 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
67% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Puaena Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Puaena Point: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 6–18 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–13 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–13 ft and Poor.

Puaena Point 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 weekend510156–13Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 96–9Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 106–18Wed, Nov 11: FairWedNov 1113–17Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 127–11Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 139–13Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 1410–13Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 159–11Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 164–6Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 174–5Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Puaena Point 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
Puaena Point 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–13 ftGreat5.2 ft · 12 s · NNW14 mph offshore (E), gusts 2615 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 239 am
Tue, Nov 106–9 ftGood6.0 ft · 13 s · NNW12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2215 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 245 pm
Wed, Nov 116–18 ftFair3.9 ft · 12 s · NNW17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2819 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 308 am
Thu, Nov 1213–17 ftPoor9.9 ft · 15 s · NNW15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2718 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 286 am
Fri, Nov 137–11 ftGood6.2 ft · 14 s · NNW13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2616 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 275 pm
Sat, Nov 149–13 ftFair4.4 ft · 13 s · NNW12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2516 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 278 am
Sun, Nov 1510–13 ftPoor3.5 ft · 13 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3016 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 288 am
Mon, Nov 169–11 ftGood6.1 ft · 13 s · NNW10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2114 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 265 pm
Tue, Nov 174–6 ftGreat—17 mph offshore (E), gusts 2518 mph offshore (E), gusts 258 am
Wed, Nov 184–5 ftGreat—12 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 1714 mph offshore (E)5 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Puaena Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Puaena Point tide chart and tide times

Tides at Puaena Point today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.5 ft at 3:05 am, low 1.2 ft at 10:08 am, high 1.3 ft at 1 pm and low 0.1 ft at 7:46 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.

Tide height at Puaena Point, 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 2.5 ft3:05 amLow 1.2 ft10:08 amHigh 1.3 ft1 pmLow 0.1 ft7:46 pmHigh 2.5 ft3:37 amLow 1.1 ft11:11 amHigh 1.2 ft1 pmLow 0.1 ft8:11 pmHigh 2.4 ft4:19 amLow 0.1 ft8:36 pm
Tide height at Puaena Point, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Puaena Point tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.5 ft at 3:05 amLow 1.2 ft at 10:08 amHigh 1.3 ft at 1 pmLow 0.1 ft at 7:46 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.5 ft at 3:37 amLow 1.1 ft at 11:11 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:11 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.4 ft at 4:19 amLow 0.1 ft at 8:36 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.3 ft at 5 amLow 0.2 ft at 9 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.2 ft at 5:50 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:26 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.2 ft at 6:42 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:45 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.2 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.7 ft at 9:53 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.1 ft at 8:25 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:08 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.0 ft at 9:07 am

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

Puaena Point water temperature

The water temperature at Puaena Point is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 14 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 Puaena Point

Puaena Point is a point break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing northwest.

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