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Windmills Surf Report & Forecast, Maui West Side, Hawaii

Windmills, Maui West Side, Hawaii: 4–5 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 3.5 ft at 12 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 22 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 33 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.4 ft at 1:39 pm.

Poor

4–5 ft

2–3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 6 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east at 22 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces south.NSWE
first light 6:10 amrating through the daylast light 6:10 pm
Swell
3.5 ft · 12 s · NNW
Wind
22 mph (E), gusts 33cross-shore
Tide
1.0 ft risinghigh 1.4 ft at 1:39 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 66°F
Sun
rise 6:33 amset 5:47 pm

Windmills surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Windmills: 6 pm, Poor, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Windmills today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690235–6 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☀ 6:33 am5:47 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Windmills tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690235–6 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 Windmills: 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 am4–5 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 331.9 ft
7 am4–5 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 321.5 ft
8 am4–5 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 331.2 ft
9 am4–5 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 331.0 ft
10 amnow4–5 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.0 ft
11 am4–5 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.1 ft
12 pm4–5 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.2 ft
1 pm4–5 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 331.3 ft
2 pm4–5 ftPoor24 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 331.3 ft
3 pm4–5 ftPoor24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 331.2 ft
4 pm5–6 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.0 ft
5 pm5–6 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 300.7 ft
6 pm5–6 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 290.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 252.1 ft
7 am5 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.7 ft
8 am5–6 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.4 ft
9 am5–6 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.1 ft
10 am4–5 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.0 ft
11 am4–5 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.0 ft
12 pm4–5 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 311.1 ft
1 pm4–5 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 291.2 ft
2 pm4–5 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.2 ft
3 pm4–5 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.2 ft
4 pm4–5 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.0 ft
5 pm4–5 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.7 ft
6 pm4–5 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.4 ft

Windmills waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Windmills arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 1 waves per set every minute, with about 40 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 5.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
Lulls
about 40 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
72% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Windmills surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Windmills: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 4–9 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–7 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–7 ft and Poor.

Windmills 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 weekend3694–6Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 94–6Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 104–9Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 116–8Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 124–6Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 135–7Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 144–7Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 156–8Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 165–7Tue, 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 Windmills 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
Windmills 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 94–6 ftPoor4.0 ft · 12 s · NNW22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3324 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 336 pm
Tue, Nov 104–6 ftPoor4.6 ft · 13 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2620 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 286 am
Wed, Nov 114–9 ftPoor2.8 ft · 12 s · NNW24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3525 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 366 pm
Thu, Nov 126–8 ftPoor5.9 ft · 15 s · NNW26 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3824 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 336 am
Fri, Nov 134–6 ftPoor4.0 ft · 15 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2821 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 306 am
Sat, Nov 145–7 ftPoor3.2 ft · 10 s · NNE19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2920 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 298 am
Sun, Nov 154–7 ftPoor2.3 ft · 14 s · NNW22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3421 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 325 pm
Mon, Nov 166–8 ftPoor3.8 ft · 14 s · NNW14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2420 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 318 am
Tue, Nov 175–7 ftPoor—20 mph cross-shore (E)27 mph cross-shore (ENE)8 am
Wed, Nov 184–6 ftPoor—8 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 1424 mph cross-shore (ENE)2 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Windmills are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Windmills tide chart and tide times

Tides at Windmills today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.7 ft at 3:05 am, low 1.0 ft at 9:47 am, high 1.4 ft at 1:39 pm and low -0.1 ft at 8:03 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.0 ft and rising.

Tide height at Windmills, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.0 ft, risingHigh 2.7 ft3:05 amLow 1.0 ft9:47 amHigh 1.4 ft1:39 pmLow -0.1 ft8:03 pmHigh 2.6 ft3:37 amLow 1.0 ft10:28 amHigh 1.2 ft1:57 pmLow -0.1 ft8:32 pmHigh 2.5 ft4:14 amLow 1.0 ft11:26 amHigh 1.1 ft2:08 pmLow -0.1 ft8:55 pm
Tide height at Windmills, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Windmills tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.7 ft at 3:05 amLow 1.0 ft at 9:47 amHigh 1.4 ft at 1:39 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:03 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.6 ft at 3:37 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:28 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:57 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:32 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.5 ft at 4:14 amLow 1.0 ft at 11:26 amHigh 1.1 ft at 2:08 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:55 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.4 ft at 4:53 amLow 1.0 ft at 12:52 pmHigh 1.0 ft at 2:04 pmLow 0.0 ft at 9:22 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.3 ft at 5:38 amLow 0.2 ft at 9:50 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.2 ft at 6:27 amLow 0.4 ft at 10:14 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.2 ft at 7:21 amLow 0.6 ft at 10:46 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.1 ft at 8:17 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:26 pmHigh 0.9 ft at 10:06 pmLow 0.9 ft at 11:48 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.0 ft at 9:05 am

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

Windmills water temperature

The water temperature at Windmills is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 66°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 Windmills

Spots near Windmills with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.WindmillsHonolua BayHonokohau BayD.T. Fleming Beach ParkIronwoodsLittle MakahaMushrooms 2

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About Windmills

Windmills is a reef break on the West Side of Maui, Hawaii, facing north. Also called Punalau Beach.

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