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Turtle Bay East Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, HI

Turtle Bay East, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 7–9 ft faces (4 ft Hawaiian scale), overhead to well overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 4.7 ft at 11 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 22 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 31 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.2 ft at 12:55 pm.

Poor

7–9 ft

4 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 10 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east at 22 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces southeast.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:15 pm
Swell
4.7 ft · 11 s · NNW
Wind
22 mph (E), gusts 31cross-shore
Tide
1.1 ft risinghigh 1.2 ft at 12:55 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 67°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:52 pm

Turtle Bay East surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Turtle Bay East: 9 am, Poor, on a falling mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Turtle Bay East today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.5101501211–13 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☀ 6:40 am5:52 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Turtle Bay East tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.510150129–11 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 Turtle Bay East: 6 pm, Poor, on a rising low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 321.8 ft
7 am8–9 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.5 ft
8 am7–9 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.2 ft
9 am7–9 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 301.1 ft
10 amnow8–9 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 291.1 ft
11 am8–9 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 301.1 ft
12 pm8–9 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 281.2 ft
1 pm8–9 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 261.2 ft
2 pm8–9 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 251.2 ft
3 pm8–10 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 261.0 ft
4 pm11–12 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
5 pm11–13 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.4 ft
6 pm11–12 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 230.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–11 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 202.0 ft
7 am9–11 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.7 ft
8 am9–10 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.4 ft
9 am9–10 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.2 ft
10 am9–10 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.1 ft
11 am8–10 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.0 ft
12 pm8–10 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.1 ft
1 pm8–9 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.1 ft
2 pm8–9 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.1 ft
3 pm8–9 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.0 ft
4 pm8–9 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
5 pm7–9 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.5 ft
6 pm7–8 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 260.2 ft

Turtle Bay East waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Turtle Bay East arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 47 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
Lulls
about 47 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
71% 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?

Turtle Bay East surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Turtle Bay East: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 7–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–14 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–14 ft and Poor.

Turtle Bay East 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 weekend510157–13Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 97–11Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 107–17Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 1112–16Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 128–12Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 138–14Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 1411–14Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 1510–13Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 166–9Tue, Nov 17: Poor to FairTueNov 176–7Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Turtle Bay East 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
Turtle Bay East 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–13 ftPoor5.2 ft · 12 s · NNW22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3118 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 259 am
Tue, Nov 107–11 ftPoor6.0 ft · 13 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2418 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 256 pm
Wed, Nov 117–17 ftPoor4.1 ft · 12 s · NNW21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3322 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 356 am
Thu, Nov 1212–16 ftPoor9.5 ft · 15 s · NNW20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3121 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 346 am
Fri, Nov 138–12 ftPoor6.2 ft · 14 s · NNW19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3518 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 326 am
Sat, Nov 148–14 ftPoor3.9 ft · 13 s · NW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2918 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3211 am
Sun, Nov 1511–14 ftPoor3.5 ft · 13 s · NNW21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3519 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3211 am
Mon, Nov 1610–13 ftPoor6.2 ft · 13 s · NNW15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2617 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 298 am
Tue, Nov 176–9 ftPoor to Fair—20 mph offshore (E), gusts 2621 mph offshore (E), gusts 282 pm
Wed, Nov 186–7 ftGood—19 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 2419 mph offshore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Turtle Bay East are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Turtle Bay East tide chart and tide times

Tides at Turtle Bay East today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.4 ft at 2:58 am, low 1.1 ft at 9:52 am, high 1.2 ft at 12:55 pm and low -0.1 ft at 7:43 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.1 ft and rising.

Tide height at Turtle Bay East, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.1 ft, risingHigh 2.4 ft2:58 amLow 1.1 ft9:52 amHigh 1.2 ft12:55 pmLow -0.1 ft7:43 pmHigh 2.4 ft3:31 amLow 1.0 ft10:50 amHigh 1.1 ft12:58 pmLow -0.1 ft8:08 pmHigh 2.3 ft4:10 amLow -0.1 ft8:35 pm
Tide height at Turtle Bay East, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Turtle Bay East tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.4 ft at 2:58 amLow 1.1 ft at 9:52 amHigh 1.2 ft at 12:55 pmLow -0.1 ft at 7:43 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.4 ft at 3:31 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:50 amHigh 1.1 ft at 12:58 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:08 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 4:51 amLow -0.1 ft at 8:58 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.1 ft at 5:40 amLow 0.1 ft at 9:25 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.1 ft at 6:32 amLow 0.4 ft at 9:47 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.1 ft at 7:26 amLow 0.6 ft at 10:05 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.0 ft at 8:18 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:14 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 1.9 ft at 9:02 am

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

Turtle Bay East water temperature

The water temperature at Turtle Bay East is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 22 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.

Surf spots near Turtle Bay East

Spots near Turtle Bay East with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Turtle Bay EastTurtle Bay WestRadzGratersVelzylandSunset BeachKammieland

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About Turtle Bay East

Turtle Bay East is a reef break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing northwest. Also called Kuilima.

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