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Puamana Surf Report & Forecast, Maui West Side, Hawaii

Puamana, Maui West Side, Hawaii: 1 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.9 ft at 11 seconds from the south-southwest, with a 14 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 25 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.7 ft at 10:52 am.

Poor

1 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 2 ft

Swell from the south-southwest; wind from the east-northeast at 14 mph, offshore; the beach faces north-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:10 amrating through the daylast light 6:10 pm
Swell
0.9 ft · 11 s · SSWplus 0.5 ft · 9 s · E
Wind
14 mph (ENE), gusts 25offshore
Tide
0.7 ft fallinglow 0.7 ft at 10:52 am
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 70°F
Sun
rise 6:33 amset 5:47 pm

Puamana surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Puamana: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Puamana today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460231–2 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☀ 6:33 am5:47 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Puamana tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460231–2 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 Puamana: 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 am1–2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 242.2 ft
7 am1 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 241.8 ft
8 am1 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 251.3 ft
9 am1 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 231.0 ft
10 amnow1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.7 ft
11 am1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.7 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.8 ft
1 pm1 ftPoor11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 200.9 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 211.1 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 201.1 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 191.1 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.9 ft
6 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 180.7 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 202.4 ft
7 am1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 192.0 ft
8 am1 ftPoor11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 201.5 ft
9 am1 ftPoor11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 211.1 ft
10 am1 ftPoor11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 210.8 ft
11 am1 ftPoor11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 200.7 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 200.7 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.8 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 180.9 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 181.0 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 171.0 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 170.9 ft
6 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 180.8 ft

Puamana waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Puamana arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every minute, with about 43 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
Lulls
about 43 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
Breaking
9% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Puamana surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Puamana: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Puamana 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 weekend2461–2Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 120–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Puamana 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
Puamana 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftPoor1.0 ft · 12 s · SSW14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2512 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 216 pm
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor0.8 ft · 13 s · SSW11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2010 mph offshore (NE), gusts 185 pm
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor0.7 ft · 12 s · SSW17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3016 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 296 pm
Thu, Nov 120–1 ftPoor0.3 ft · 14 s · SSW13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2314 mph offshore (NE), gusts 243 pm
Fri, Nov 130–1 ftPoor0.5 ft · 13 s · SSW10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2011 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 216 pm
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor0.4 ft · 12 s · SSW10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 219 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 202 pm
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 8 s · NNW12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 249 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 195 pm
Mon, Nov 160–1 ftPoor0.3 ft · 8 s · NNW8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1610 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 202 pm
Tue, Nov 171 ftPoor—11 mph cross-shore (E)17 mph cross-shore (E)5 pm
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—7 mph offshore (NNE)14 mph offshore (ENE)5 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Puamana are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Puamana tide chart and tide times

Tides at Puamana today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.7 ft at 3:48 am, low 0.7 ft at 10:52 am, high 1.1 ft at 3:07 pm and low 0.1 ft at 8:52 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.7 ft and falling.

Tide height at Puamana, 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 2.7 ft3:48 amLow 0.7 ft10:52 amHigh 1.1 ft3:07 pmLow 0.1 ft8:52 pmHigh 2.6 ft4:21 amLow 0.7 ft11:32 amHigh 1.0 ft3:40 pmLow 0.2 ft9:23 pmHigh 2.5 ft4:58 amLow 0.7 ft12:22 pmHigh 0.9 ft4:09 pmLow 0.2 ft9:47 pm
Tide height at Puamana, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Puamana tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.7 ft at 3:48 amLow 0.7 ft at 10:52 amHigh 1.1 ft at 3:07 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:52 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.6 ft at 4:21 amLow 0.7 ft at 11:32 amHigh 1.0 ft at 3:40 pmLow 0.2 ft at 9:23 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.5 ft at 4:58 amLow 0.7 ft at 12:22 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 4:09 pmLow 0.2 ft at 9:47 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.5 ft at 5:34 amLow 0.6 ft at 1:25 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 4:45 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:15 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.4 ft at 6:19 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:25 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 5:24 pmLow 0.4 ft at 10:49 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.3 ft at 7:05 amLow 0.7 ft at 3:31 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 6:47 pmLow 0.6 ft at 11:23 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.2 ft at 7:57 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:30 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 8:55 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.8 ft at 12:26 amHigh 2.1 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:59 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 11:02 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.9 ft at 1:59 amHigh 2.0 ft at 9:39 am

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

Puamana water temperature

The water temperature at Puamana is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°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.

Surf spots near Puamana

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About Puamana

Puamana is a reef break on the West Side of Maui, Hawaii, facing south-southwest.

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