Oahu North Shore · Honolulu · Hawaii
Waimea Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii
Waimea Bay, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 5–6 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high to overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 4.6 ft at 11 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 17 mph offshore wind from the east, gusting 29 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 1.2 ft at 10:08 am.
5–6 ft
2–3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 4.6 ft · 11 s · NNWplus 2.6 ft · 7 s · NE
- Wind
- 17 mph (E), gusts 29offshore
- Tide
- 1.2 ft risinglow 1.2 ft at 10:08 am
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 70°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:52 pm
Waimea Bay surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Waimea Bay: 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 Waimea Bay: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (E), gusts 30 | 2.0 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (E), gusts 30 | 1.6 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (E), gusts 29 | 1.4 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (E), gusts 29 | 1.2 ft |
| 10 amnow | 5–6 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (E), gusts 28 | 1.2 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (E), gusts 29 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 17 mph offshore (E), gusts 28 | 1.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–7 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (E), gusts 26 | 1.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (E), gusts 25 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (E), gusts 26 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–9 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 7–9 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (E), gusts 22 | 0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 19 | 2.1 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 1.8 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.5 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.3 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 1.2 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 26 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 27 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 5 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 23 | 0.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 0.4 ft |
Waimea Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 am, sets at Waimea Bay arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 6.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 16 s
- Lulls
- about 102 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
- 58% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Waimea Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Waimea Bay: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 10–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–9 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–9 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Waimea Bay 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 | 5–9 ft | Poor | 5.6 ft · 12 s · NNW | 17 mph offshore (E), gusts 29 | 16 mph offshore (E), gusts 25 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–7 ft | Poor | 5.8 ft · 13 s · NNW | 14 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 25 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–13 ft | Poor | 3.9 ft · 12 s · NNW | 18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 31 | 20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 33 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 10–14 ft | Poor | 9.6 ft · 15 s · NNW | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 32 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5–8 ft | Poor | 6.1 ft · 14 s · NNW | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–9 ft | Poor | 4.0 ft · 13 s · NNW | 13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 29 | 16 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 11 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–9 ft | Poor | 3.4 ft · 13 s · NNW | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 33 | 17 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 11 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6–7 ft | Poor | 6.0 ft · 13 s · NNW | 12 mph offshore (E), gusts 24 | 15 mph offshore (E), gusts 29 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph offshore (E), gusts 25 | 20 mph offshore (E), gusts 26 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 20 | 16 mph offshore (E) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Waimea Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Waimea Bay tide chart and tide times
Tides at Waimea Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.5 ft at 3:05 am, low 1.2 ft at 10:08 am, high 1.3 ft at 1 pm and low 0.1 ft at 7:46 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.
Waimea Bay tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.5 ft at 3:05 amLow 1.2 ft at 10:08 amHigh 1.3 ft at 1 pmLow 0.1 ft at 7:46 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 2.5 ft at 3:37 amLow 1.1 ft at 11:11 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:11 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 2.4 ft at 4:19 amLow 0.1 ft at 8:36 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 2.3 ft at 5 amLow 0.2 ft at 9 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 2.2 ft at 5:50 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:26 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.2 ft at 6:42 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:45 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.2 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.7 ft at 9:53 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.1 ft at 8:25 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.0 ft at 9:07 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Waimea Bay water temperature
The water temperature at Waimea Bay is about 79°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 78 and 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 Waimea Bay
- Log Cabins0.7 mi N · 5–6 ft · Fair
- Alligator Rock1.0 mi SW · 6–7 ft · Fair
- Leftovers1.2 mi SW · 6–7 ft · Fair
- Rockpile1.5 mi NNE · 7–9 ft · Poor
- Chun's Reef1.6 mi SW · 5–6 ft · Fair
- Off The Wall1.7 mi NNE · 7–9 ft · Good
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About Waimea Bay
Waimea Bay is a point break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing west-northwest. Also called Waimea Bay Beach Park.
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