Oahu North Shore · Honolulu · Hawaii
Radz Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii
Radz, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 6–7 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale), overhead, at 9 pm HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 6.1 ft at 14 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 19 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 27 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 2.4 ft at 3:31 am.
6–7 ft
3–4 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 9 ft
- Swell
- 6.1 ft · 14 s · NNW
- Wind
- 19 mph (E), gusts 27cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.1 ft risinghigh 2.4 ft at 3:31 am
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 72°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:52 pm
Radz surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Radz: 5 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling low 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 Radz: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 1.8 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 1.5 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 1.2 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 1.1 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 1.1 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 28 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 26 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–8 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 24 | 0.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 24 | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 22 | 2.0 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.6 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.4 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.2 ft |
| 10 am | 6 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.1 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 6 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.5 ft |
| 6 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 0.2 ft |
Radz waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 9 pm, sets at Radz arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 7.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
- Lulls
- about 26 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 66% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Radz surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Radz: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 8–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Poor to Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–10 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–11 ft and Poor to Fair.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Radz 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 | 6–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 5.2 ft · 12 s · NNW | 22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5–7 ft | Poor | 5.9 ft · 13 s · NNW | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6–10 ft | Poor | 4.1 ft · 12 s · NNW | 23 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 34 | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 35 | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 8–11 ft | Poor | 9.5 ft · 15 s · NNW | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 34 | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–9 ft | Poor | 6.3 ft · 13 s · NNW | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–10 ft | Poor | 4.6 ft · 13 s · NNW | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 8 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 8–11 ft | Poor to Fair | 3.5 ft · 13 s · NNW | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 34 | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 8 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6–9 ft | Poor | 6.4 ft · 13 s · NNW | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 33 | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 27 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Poor | — | 22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 27 | 21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 28 | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 21 | 16 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Radz are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Radz tide chart and tide times
Tides at Radz today, Monday, Nov 9: low 1.1 ft at 9:53 am, high 1.2 ft at 12:54 pm and low -0.1 ft at 7:43 pm. At 9 pm the tide is 0.1 ft and rising.
Radz tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 1.1 ft at 9:53 amHigh 1.2 ft at 12:54 pmLow -0.1 ft at 7:43 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.4 ft at 3:31 amLow 1.1 ft at 10:42 amHigh 1.1 ft at 1:05 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:09 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.3 ft at 4:10 amLow -0.1 ft at 8:34 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.2 ft at 4:51 amLow 0.0 ft at 8:58 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.1 ft at 5:40 amLow 0.1 ft at 9:24 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.1 ft at 6:30 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:49 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.0 ft at 7:25 amLow 0.5 ft at 10:04 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 1.9 ft at 8:18 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:14 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 1.9 ft at 9:02 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Radz water temperature
The water temperature at Radz is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 72°F and a 19 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 78 and 79°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 Radz
- Turtle Bay East0.6 mi E · 10–12 ft · Poor
- Turtle Bay West1.2 mi ENE · 8–10 ft · Poor
- Graters1.6 mi ENE · 8–10 ft · Poor
- Velzyland1.8 mi SW · 9–10 ft · Great
- Sunset Beach2.6 mi SW · 9–11 ft · Good
- Kammieland2.9 mi SW · 8–9 ft · Fair
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About Radz
Radz is a reef break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing north-northwest.
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