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Turtles Reef Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu West Side, Hawaii

Turtles Reef, Oahu 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 1.7 ft at 11 seconds from the northwest, with a 17 mph offshore wind from the east, gusting 28 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.4 ft at 11:15 am.

Poor

1–2 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale

Swell from the northwest; wind from the east at 17 mph, offshore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:16 pm
Swell
1.7 ft · 11 s · NWplus 1.0 ft · 12 s · SSW
Wind
17 mph (E), gusts 28offshore
Tide
0.5 ft fallinglow 0.4 ft at 11:15 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 70°F
Sun
rise 6:40 amset 5:53 pm

Turtles Reef surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Turtles Reef today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460121–2 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☀ 6:40 am5:53 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Turtles Reef tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460122–2 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 Turtles Reef: 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 am1 ftPoor16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 271.8 ft
7 am1 ftPoor17 mph offshore (E), gusts 281.5 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (E), gusts 281.0 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (E), gusts 280.7 ft
10 amnow1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (E), gusts 280.5 ft
11 am1 ftPoor18 mph offshore (E), gusts 270.4 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (E), gusts 250.4 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.5 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.6 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.7 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 250.7 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.6 ft
6 pm1–2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 210.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 202.0 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoor13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 201.6 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 231.2 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 280.9 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 280.6 ft
11 am1 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.4 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor18 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 260.3 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.4 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.5 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.6 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 240.6 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.5 ft
6 pm1–2 ftPoor14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 230.4 ft

Turtles Reef waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Turtles Reef arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every minute, with about 89 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
Lulls
about 89 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
8% 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?

Turtles Reef surf this weekend and the next 10 days

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

Turtles Reef 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 101–3Wed, Nov 11: FairWedNov 111–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 151–1Mon, 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 Turtles Reef 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
Turtles Reef 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftPoor1.9 ft · 12 s · NW17 mph offshore (E), gusts 2817 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 246 pm
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor2.0 ft · 13 s · NW14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2317 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 231 pm
Wed, Nov 111–3 ftFair1.5 ft · 11 s · NW17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2920 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 316 pm
Thu, Nov 121 ftPoor0.6 ft · 11 s · S17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 3018 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 307 am
Fri, Nov 131 ftPoor2.5 ft · 14 s · NW12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2316 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 312 pm
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor1.6 ft · 13 s · NW12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2416 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 318 am
Sun, Nov 150–1 ftPoor1.3 ft · 13 s · NW16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2816 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2911 am
Mon, Nov 161 ftPoor2.2 ft · 13 s · NW12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 2214 mph offshore (E), gusts 278 am
Tue, Nov 171 ftPoor—16 mph offshore (E), gusts 2316 mph offshore (ESE)2 pm
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—8 mph offshore (E)9 mph offshore (ENE)2 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Turtles Reef are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Turtles Reef tide chart and tide times

Tides at Turtles Reef today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.2 ft at 3:58 am, low 0.4 ft at 11:15 am, high 0.7 ft at 3:19 pm and low -0.1 ft at 8:55 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.5 ft and falling.

Tide height at Turtles Reef, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.5 ft, fallingHigh 2.2 ft3:58 amLow 0.4 ft11:15 amHigh 0.7 ft3:19 pmLow -0.1 ft8:55 pmHigh 2.2 ft4:31 amLow 0.3 ft12:01 pmHigh 0.6 ft3:49 pmLow -0.1 ft9:24 pmHigh 2.1 ft5:08 amLow 0.3 ft12:54 pmHigh 0.5 ft4:17 pmLow -0.1 ft9:49 pm
Tide height at Turtles Reef, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Turtles Reef tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.2 ft at 3:58 amLow 0.4 ft at 11:15 amHigh 0.7 ft at 3:19 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:55 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.2 ft at 4:31 amLow 0.3 ft at 12:01 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 3:49 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:24 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.1 ft at 5:08 amLow 0.3 ft at 12:54 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:17 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:49 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.0 ft at 5:47 amLow 0.3 ft at 1:55 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 4:57 pmLow 0.0 ft at 10:17 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 1.9 ft at 6:32 amLow 0.3 ft at 3:01 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 5:42 pmLow 0.1 ft at 10:50 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 1.8 ft at 7:18 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:01 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 7:15 pmLow 0.3 ft at 11:26 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.8 ft at 8:07 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:44 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 9:38 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.5 ft at 12:22 amHigh 1.7 ft at 8:56 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:10 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 11:21 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.6 ft at 2:03 amHigh 1.6 ft at 9:45 am

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

Turtles Reef water temperature

The water temperature at Turtles Reef is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 17 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 80 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 80 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood80°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 Turtles Reef

Turtles Reef is a reef break on the West Side of Oahu, Hawaii, facing west. Also called Kahe Point.

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