Molokai · Maui · Hawaii
The Wharf Surf Report & Forecast, Molokai, Hawaii
The Wharf, Molokai, Hawaii: 1 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), knee high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.8 ft at 11 seconds from the south-southwest, with an 18 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 32 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.7 ft at 10:46 am.
1 ft
1 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 0.8 ft · 11 s · SSWplus 0.4 ft · 11 s · WSW
- Wind
- 18 mph (E), gusts 32cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.7 ft fallinglow 0.7 ft at 10:46 am
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 69°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 5:49 pm
The Wharf surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at The Wharf: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high 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 The Wharf: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 28 | 2.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 1.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 1.2 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 0.9 ft |
| 10 amnow | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 31 | 0.7 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 0.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 0.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 0.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 35 | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 33 | 0.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 0.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 2.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (NE), gusts 22 | 1.9 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.4 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.0 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.7 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 0.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 25 | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 24 | 0.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.7 ft |
The Wharf waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at The Wharf arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
- Lulls
- about 18 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 26% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
The Wharf surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at The Wharf: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for The Wharf 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 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 12 s · SSW | 18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 29 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 13 s · SSW | 14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 26 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 12 s · SSW | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 16 s · W | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 3 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 14 s · SW | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 35 | 3 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 13 s · SW | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 2 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.3 ft · 14 s · W | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 2 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 14 s · W | 14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 24 | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 21 | 21 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for The Wharf are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
The Wharf tide chart and tide times
Tides at The Wharf today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.6 ft at 3:47 am, low 0.7 ft at 10:46 am, high 1.1 ft at 3:02 pm and low 0.1 ft at 8:53 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.7 ft and falling.
The Wharf tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.6 ft at 3:47 amLow 0.7 ft at 10:46 amHigh 1.1 ft at 3:02 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:53 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.5 ft at 4:19 amLow 0.6 ft at 11:26 amHigh 1.0 ft at 3:35 pmLow 0.1 ft at 9:23 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.4 ft at 4:55 amLow 0.6 ft at 12:16 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 3:57 pmLow 0.1 ft at 9:46 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.4 ft at 5:33 amLow 0.6 ft at 1:16 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 4:33 pmLow 0.2 ft at 10:14 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.3 ft at 6:16 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:18 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 5:07 pmLow 0.3 ft at 10:48 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.2 ft at 7:03 amLow 0.6 ft at 3:24 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 6:22 pmLow 0.5 ft at 11:23 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.1 ft at 7:53 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:24 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 8:36 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.7 ft at 12:21 amHigh 2.0 ft at 8:45 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:56 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 10:53 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 0.8 ft at 1:57 amHigh 1.9 ft at 9:36 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
The Wharf water temperature
The water temperature at The Wharf is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 69°F and an 18 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays near 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 The Wharf
- Kalaupapa8.7 mi NNE · 6–7 ft · Fair
- Mo'omomi Bay11 mi NW · 7–8 ft · Poor
- Halena Beach13 mi W · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Kepuhi Beach16 mi WNW · 5–6 ft · Fair
- Kamaka'ipo/Egusa's18 mi W · 5–6 ft · Fair
- Halawa Bay20 mi ENE · 4 ft · Poor
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About The Wharf
The Wharf is a pier on Molokai, Hawaii, facing south-southwest. Also called Kaunakakai Wharf and Wharf Lefts.
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