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Reef Runway Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu South Shore, Hawaii

Reef Runway, 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 3.2 ft at 5 seconds from the east-southeast, with an 18 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 11:04 am.

Poor

1–2 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the east-northeast at 18 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 6:15 pm
Swell
3.2 ft · 5 s · ESEplus 1.2 ft · 12 s · S
Wind
18 mph (ENE), gusts 29cross-shore
Tide
0.7 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 11:04 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 70°F
Sun
rise 6:39 amset 5:52 pm

Reef Runway surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Reef Runway 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 am5:52 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Reef Runway 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 Reef Runway: 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 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 292.0 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 291.6 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 291.2 ft
9 am2 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 300.9 ft
10 amnow2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 290.7 ft
11 am2 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 290.6 ft
12 pm2–3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 260.6 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.8 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.9 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.0 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.9 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.8 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 212.2 ft
7 am2 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 201.8 ft
8 am2 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221.4 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.0 ft
10 am1 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 290.7 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 270.6 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 270.6 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.7 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.8 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.8 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.8 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.6 ft

Reef Runway waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Reef Runway 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 20 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.9 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
Lulls
about 20 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
12% 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?

Reef Runway surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Reef Runway: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.

Reef Runway 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 weekend2461–3Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 131–2Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 141–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 151–2Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–2Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 172–2Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Reef Runway 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
Reef Runway 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–3 ftPoor2.5 ft · 5 s · ESE18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2918 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2512 pm
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor2.7 ft · 8 s · SE14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2218 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 257 am
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor2.0 ft · 5 s · ESE17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2721 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 333 pm
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor2.4 ft · 5 s · ESE18 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 3020 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 314 pm
Fri, Nov 131 ftPoor2.8 ft · 5 s · ESE14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2619 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3310 am
Sat, Nov 141–2 ftPoor2.9 ft · 5 s · ESE14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2618 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 328 am
Sun, Nov 151 ftPoor3.3 ft · 5 s · ESE18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3120 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 322 pm
Mon, Nov 161–2 ftPoor2.4 ft · 5 s · ESE14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2517 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 298 am
Tue, Nov 171–2 ftPoor—16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2316 mph cross-shore (ESE)11 am
Wed, Nov 182 ftPoor—9 mph cross-shore (E)15 mph cross-shore (ENE)5 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Reef Runway are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Reef Runway tide chart and tide times

Tides at Reef Runway today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.5 ft at 3:53 am, low 0.6 ft at 11:04 am, high 1.0 ft at 3:11 pm and low 0.1 ft at 8:54 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.7 ft and falling.

Tide height at Reef Runway, 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 2.5 ft3:53 amLow 0.6 ft11:04 amHigh 1.0 ft3:11 pmLow 0.1 ft8:54 pmHigh 2.4 ft4:26 amLow 0.5 ft11:47 amHigh 0.8 ft3:42 pmLow 0.1 ft9:24 pmHigh 2.3 ft5:03 amLow 0.5 ft12:37 pmHigh 0.7 ft4:07 pmLow 0.0 ft9:48 pm
Tide height at Reef Runway, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Reef Runway tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.5 ft at 3:53 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:04 amHigh 1.0 ft at 3:11 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:54 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.4 ft at 4:26 amLow 0.5 ft at 11:47 amHigh 0.8 ft at 3:42 pmLow 0.1 ft at 9:24 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.3 ft at 5:03 amLow 0.5 ft at 12:37 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 4:07 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:48 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.2 ft at 5:41 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:38 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 4:45 pmLow 0.1 ft at 10:16 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.1 ft at 6:26 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:44 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 5:26 pmLow 0.3 ft at 10:50 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.1 ft at 7:13 amLow 0.6 ft at 3:51 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 6:48 pmLow 0.4 ft at 11:28 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.0 ft at 8:02 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:37 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 9:08 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.6 ft at 12:23 amHigh 1.9 ft at 8:52 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:05 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 11:08 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.8 ft at 2 amHigh 1.8 ft at 9:42 am

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

Reef Runway water temperature

The water temperature at Reef Runway is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and an 18 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 80 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 80 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood80°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 Reef Runway

Spots near Reef Runway with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Reef RunwayEmpty LotsDaves BackyardHaubushSand IslandWhite Plains BeachKewalos

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About Reef Runway

Reef Runway is a reef break on the South Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing south. Also called Honolulu Airport.

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