Oahu South Shore · Honolulu · Hawaii
Queen's Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu South Shore, Hawaii
Queen's, Oahu South Shore, Hawaii: 1–2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.8 ft at 12 seconds from the south-southwest, with a 19 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 29 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 10:52 am.
1–2 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale
- Swell
- 0.8 ft · 12 s · SSWplus 0.6 ft · 9 s · SSE
- Wind
- 19 mph (ENE), gusts 29cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.6 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 10:52 am
- Water
- 80°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 70°F
- Sun
- rise 6:39 amset 5:52 pm
Queen's surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Queen's: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
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 Queen's: 5 pm, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 1.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 1.5 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 1.1 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 0.8 ft |
| 10 amnow | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 0.6 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 0.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.7 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 23 | 2.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 1.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 23 | 1.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.9 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 27 | 0.7 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.7 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.5 ft |
Queen's waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Queen's arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 1 s
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 3% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Queen's surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Queen's: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 2 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Poor to Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Queen's are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 12 s · SSW | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 11 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 9 s · SSE | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 23 | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 0.9 ft · 7 s · SE | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 30 | 20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 34 | 12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.5 ft · 6 s · ESE | 19 mph offshore (NE), gusts 34 | 20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 36 | 2 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.5 ft · 5 s · ESE | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 35 | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 41 | 6 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 5 s · ESE | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 34 | 18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 39 | 2 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.5 ft · 5 s · ESE | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 35 | 19 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 35 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 5 s · ESE | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 14 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 10 mph cross-shore (E) | 17 mph offshore (ENE) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Queen's are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Queen's tide chart and tide times
Tides at Queen's today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.4 ft at 3:46 am, low 0.6 ft at 10:52 am, high 0.9 ft at 2:55 pm and low 0.0 ft at 8:46 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.6 ft and falling.
Queen's tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.4 ft at 3:46 amLow 0.6 ft at 10:52 amHigh 0.9 ft at 2:55 pmLow 0.0 ft at 8:46 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.3 ft at 4:18 amLow 0.5 ft at 11:35 amHigh 0.8 ft at 3:24 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.3 ft at 4:55 amLow 0.5 ft at 12:27 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 3:47 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:40 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.1 ft at 5:34 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:30 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 4:20 pmLow 0.0 ft at 10:07 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.1 ft at 6:19 amLow 0.5 ft at 2:46 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 4:49 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:42 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.0 ft at 7:07 amLow 0.5 ft at 4 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 6:06 pmLow 0.3 ft at 11:15 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 1.9 ft at 7:57 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:43 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 8:41 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.5 ft at 12:07 amHigh 1.8 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:05 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 11 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 0.7 ft at 1:48 amHigh 1.7 ft at 9:37 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Queen's water temperature
The water temperature at Queen's is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 19 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.
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 Queen's
- Waikiki Beach0.1 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor to Fair
- Canoes0.1 mi NW · 1 ft · Poor
- The Wall0.2 mi SE · 1–2 ft · Fair
- Kapiolani Park0.4 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor
- Paradise0.6 mi WSW · 2 ft · Poor
- Number Threes0.8 mi W · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About Queen's
Queen's is a reef break on the South Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing south-southwest. Also called Queens Surf.
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