Oahu North Shore · Honolulu · Hawaii
Rocky Point Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii
Rocky Point, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 9–10 ft faces (4–5 ft Hawaiian scale), well overhead, at 7 pm HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 5.9 ft at 14 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 16 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 27 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 7:45 pm.
9–10 ft
4–5 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 11 ft
- Swell
- 5.9 ft · 14 s · NNW
- Wind
- 16 mph (E), gusts 27cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.1 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 7:45 pm
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:52 pm
Rocky Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Rocky Point: 6 pm, Great, 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 Rocky Point: 6 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 1.9 ft |
| 7 am | 7–8 ft | Fair | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 1.6 ft |
| 8 am | 7–8 ft | Fair | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 1.4 ft |
| 9 am | 6–8 ft | Fair | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 1.2 ft |
| 10 am | 6–8 ft | Fair | 18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 1.2 ft |
| 11 am | 7–8 ft | Fair | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 27 | 1.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–9 ft | Good | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–9 ft | Good | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 10–11 ft | Good | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 10–12 ft | Good | 15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 0.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 10–12 ft | Great | 15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 24 | 0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 8–10 ft | Good | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 2.1 ft |
| 7 am | 8–9 ft | Good | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.8 ft |
| 8 am | 8–9 ft | Good | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.5 ft |
| 9 am | 7–9 ft | Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.3 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.2 ft |
| 11 am | 7–8 ft | Good | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 0.4 ft |
Rocky Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 7 pm, sets at Rocky Point arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 10.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 18 s
- Lulls
- about 69 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 69% 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.
Rocky Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Rocky Point: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 7–16 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–12 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–14 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Rocky Point 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 | 6–12 ft | Great | 5.2 ft · 12 s · NNW | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6–10 ft | Good | 5.8 ft · 13 s · NNW | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 7–16 ft | Fair | 4.0 ft · 12 s · NNW | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 34 | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 34 | 2 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 12–16 ft | Poor to Fair | 9.5 ft · 15 s · NNW | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–10 ft | Good | 6.3 ft · 13 s · NNW | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8–12 ft | Good | 4.5 ft · 13 s · NNW | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 34 | 11 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 11–14 ft | Good | 3.6 ft · 13 s · NNW | 17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 33 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 5 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 8–11 ft | Great | 6.2 ft · 13 s · NNW | 18 mph offshore (E), gusts 32 | 15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 27 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–7 ft | Good | — | 21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 27 | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 28 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Good | — | 14 mph offshore (E), gusts 20 | 14 mph offshore (ESE) | 2 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Rocky Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Rocky Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at Rocky Point today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.5 ft at 3:07 am, low 1.2 ft at 10:13 am, high 1.3 ft at 12:55 pm and low 0.1 ft at 7:45 pm. At 7 pm the tide is 0.1 ft and falling.
Rocky Point tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.5 ft at 3:07 amLow 1.2 ft at 10:13 amHigh 1.3 ft at 12:55 pmLow 0.1 ft at 7:45 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.5 ft at 3:37 amLow 1.1 ft at 11:09 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:02 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:11 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.4 ft at 4:18 amLow 0.1 ft at 8:36 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.3 ft at 5:01 amLow 0.2 ft at 8:59 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.2 ft at 5:48 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:23 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.2 ft at 6:39 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:46 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.1 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.7 ft at 9:53 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.1 ft at 8:23 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.0 ft at 9:07 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Rocky Point water temperature
The water temperature at Rocky Point is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 16 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 Rocky Point
- Pupukea0.2 mi NE · 9–10 ft · Good
- Pipeline0.3 mi WSW · 10–12 ft · Good
- Kammieland0.4 mi NNE · 8–9 ft · Fair
- Backdoor0.4 mi SW · 7–9 ft · Fair
- Ehukai Beach0.6 mi SSW · 8–10 ft · Good
- Sunset Beach0.7 mi NE · 9–11 ft · Good
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About Rocky Point
Rocky Point is a reef break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing northwest. Also called Rockies.
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