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Sunset Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, HI

Sunset Beach, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 9–11 ft faces (5 ft Hawaiian scale), well overhead, at 7 pm HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 6.0 ft at 14 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 17 mph offshore 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 7:43 pm.

Good

9–11 ft

5 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 12 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east at 17 mph, offshore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:15 pm
Swell
6.0 ft · 14 s · NNW
Wind
17 mph (E), gusts 27offshore
Tide
0.0 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 7:43 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 73°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:52 pm

Sunset Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Sunset Beach: 5 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Sunset Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.5101501211–12 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:40 am5:52 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Sunset Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.510150128–9 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 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 Sunset Beach: 6 am, Fair, 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 am7–8 ftPoor20 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 321.8 ft
7 am7–8 ftPoor20 mph offshore (E), gusts 321.5 ft
8 am6–7 ftPoor19 mph offshore (E), gusts 311.2 ft
9 am6–7 ftPoor19 mph offshore (E), gusts 311.1 ft
10 am6–7 ftPoor19 mph offshore (E), gusts 301.1 ft
11 am6–7 ftPoor20 mph offshore (E), gusts 301.1 ft
12 pm7–8 ftPoor19 mph offshore (E), gusts 291.2 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor17 mph offshore (E), gusts 271.2 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.2 ft
3 pm8–9 ftFair17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 261.0 ft
4 pm10–12 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.7 ft
5 pm11–12 ftGood16 mph offshore (E), gusts 250.4 ft
6 pm11–12 ftGood15 mph offshore (E), gusts 240.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 222.0 ft
7 am8–9 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.6 ft
8 am8–9 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.4 ft
9 am7–9 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.2 ft
10 am7–9 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.1 ft
11 am7–8 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.0 ft
12 pm7–8 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.1 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.1 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.1 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.0 ft
4 pm7–8 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 260.8 ft
5 pm6–8 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 260.5 ft
6 pm6–7 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 260.2 ft

Sunset Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 7 pm, sets at Sunset Beach arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 55 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 10.9 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 19 s
Lulls
about 55 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
84% 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.

What do these mean?

Sunset Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Sunset Beach: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 12–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–12 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–12 ft and Good.

Sunset Beach 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 weekend510156–12Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 96–9Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 106–17Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1112–17Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 128–11Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 137–12Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 1410–12Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 158–10Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 165–6Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 174–6Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Sunset Beach 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
Sunset Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–12 ftGood5.1 ft · 12 s · NNW19 mph offshore (E), gusts 3117 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 265 pm
Tue, Nov 106–9 ftFair5.8 ft · 13 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2618 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 276 am
Wed, Nov 116–17 ftGreat4.0 ft · 12 s · NNW21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3421 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 355 pm
Thu, Nov 1212–17 ftGood9.6 ft · 15 s · NNW21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3421 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 339 am
Fri, Nov 138–11 ftFair6.3 ft · 13 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3618 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 337 am
Sat, Nov 147–12 ftGood4.5 ft · 13 s · NNW14 mph offshore (E), gusts 2818 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3311 am
Sun, Nov 1510–12 ftGood3.6 ft · 13 s · NNW20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3718 mph offshore (E), gusts 322 pm
Mon, Nov 168–10 ftGood6.3 ft · 13 s · NNW15 mph offshore (E), gusts 2716 mph offshore (E), gusts 282 pm
Tue, Nov 175–6 ftPoor—21 mph offshore (E), gusts 2720 mph offshore (E), gusts 288 am
Wed, Nov 184–6 ftPoor—15 mph offshore (E), gusts 2015 mph offshore (ESE)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Sunset Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Sunset Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Sunset Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.4 ft at 3 am, 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 7 pm the tide is 0.0 ft and falling.

Tide height at Sunset Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.0 ft, fallingHigh 2.4 ft3 amLow 1.1 ft9:53 amHigh 1.2 ft12:54 pmLow -0.1 ft7:43 pmHigh 2.4 ft3:30 amLow 1.0 ft10:48 amHigh 1.1 ft1 pmLow -0.1 ft8:09 pmHigh 2.3 ft4:10 amLow -0.1 ft8:35 pm
Tide height at Sunset Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Sunset Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.4 ft at 3 amLow 1.1 ft at 9:53 amHigh 1.2 ft at 12:54 pmLow -0.1 ft at 7:43 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.4 ft at 3:30 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:48 amHigh 1.1 ft at 1 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:09 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.3 ft at 4:10 amLow -0.1 ft at 8:35 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.2 ft at 4:52 amLow 0.0 ft at 8:58 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.1 ft at 5:39 amLow 0.2 ft at 9:23 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.1 ft at 6:30 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:49 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.0 ft at 7:26 amLow 0.5 ft at 10:06 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 1.9 ft at 8:16 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:14 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 1.8 ft at 9:02 am

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

Sunset Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Sunset Beach is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 17 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 78 and 79°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 78 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 Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach is a reef break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing west-northwest. Also called Sunset Beach Park and Sunset Point.

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