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Shark Pit Surf Report & Forecast, Maui West Side, Hawaii

Shark Pit, Maui West Side, 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 0.9 ft at 11 seconds from the south-southwest, with a 13 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 24 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 10:31 am.

Poor

1–2 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale

Swell from the south-southwest; wind from the east-northeast at 13 mph, offshore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:10 amrating through the daylast light 6:10 pm
Swell
0.9 ft · 11 s · SSWplus 0.6 ft · 12 s · N
Wind
13 mph (ENE), gusts 24offshore
Tide
0.6 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 10:31 am
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 71°F
Sun
rise 6:33 amset 5:47 pm

Shark Pit surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Shark Pit today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460232–2 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 Shark Pit 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 Shark Pit: 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 am2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 232.0 ft
7 am2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 231.5 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 220.8 ft
10 amnow1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.6 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.6 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.7 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (E), gusts 200.9 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor12 mph offshore (E), gusts 211.0 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 201.1 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 191.0 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.8 ft
6 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 170.5 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 192.2 ft
7 am1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 191.8 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 201.3 ft
9 am1 ftPoor11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 200.9 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 200.7 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 190.6 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 200.6 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 190.7 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 180.9 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 180.9 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 160.9 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 160.8 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (NE), gusts 180.6 ft

Shark Pit waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Shark Pit arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every minute.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
12% 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?

Shark Pit surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Shark Pit: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.

Shark Pit 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 102–3Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 131–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–1Sun, 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 Shark Pit 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
Shark Pit 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 · SSW13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2412 mph offshore (E), gusts 215 pm
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor0.9 ft · 13 s · WNW11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2011 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 185 pm
Wed, Nov 112–3 ftPoor0.8 ft · 6 s · N18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3017 mph offshore (NE), gusts 295 pm
Thu, Nov 120–2 ftPoor0.4 ft · 14 s · SSW13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2314 mph offshore (NE), gusts 244 pm
Fri, Nov 131 ftPoor0.5 ft · 13 s · SSW10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2011 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 215 pm
Sat, Nov 141 ftPoor0.4 ft · 12 s · SSW10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2110 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 202 pm
Sun, Nov 150–1 ftPoor0.2 ft · 8 s · NNW12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2410 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 192 pm
Mon, Nov 160–1 ftPoor0.3 ft · 8 s · NNW8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 1610 mph offshore (E), gusts 205 pm
Tue, Nov 171 ftPoor—11 mph offshore (E)17 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—7 mph offshore (NNE)14 mph offshore (ENE)2 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Shark Pit are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Shark Pit tide chart and tide times

Tides at Shark Pit today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.5 ft at 3:41 am, low 0.6 ft at 10:31 am, high 1.1 ft at 2:51 pm and low -0.1 ft at 8:48 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.6 ft and falling.

Tide height at Shark Pit, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.6 ft, fallingHigh 2.5 ft3:41 amLow 0.6 ft10:31 amHigh 1.1 ft2:51 pmLow -0.1 ft8:48 pmHigh 2.5 ft4:15 amLow 0.6 ft11:13 amHigh 1.0 ft3:20 pmLow -0.1 ft9:18 pmHigh 2.4 ft4:51 amLow 0.6 ft12:04 pmHigh 0.8 ft3:46 pmLow -0.1 ft9:44 pm
Tide height at Shark Pit, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Shark Pit tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.5 ft at 3:41 amLow 0.6 ft at 10:31 amHigh 1.1 ft at 2:51 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:48 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.5 ft at 4:15 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:13 amHigh 1.0 ft at 3:20 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:18 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.4 ft at 4:51 amLow 0.6 ft at 12:04 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 3:46 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:44 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.3 ft at 5:28 amLow 0.6 ft at 1:04 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 4:14 pmLow 0.0 ft at 10:14 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.2 ft at 6:13 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:09 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 4:45 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:47 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.1 ft at 7 amLow 0.6 ft at 3:23 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 5:51 pmLow 0.4 ft at 11:24 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.0 ft at 7:52 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:27 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 8:14 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.6 ft at 12:24 amHigh 1.9 ft at 8:43 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:53 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 10:47 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.7 ft at 1:54 amHigh 1.8 ft at 9:35 am

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

Shark Pit water temperature

The water temperature at Shark Pit is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 13 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.

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About Shark Pit

Shark Pit is a reef break on the West Side of Maui, Hawaii, facing southwest.

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