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Mokuleia

North Shore, Oahu, USA (HI)
🌀Strong rips

Mokuleia is a two-mile north-facing beach break stretch west of Haleiwa with multiple peaks and relative solitude. The trade-off is that NE trade winds are onshore here, so it needs WNW-NW swells with SE or light variable winds to really shine.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
2.0m
@12s
26km/h
Tue
31
0
Poor
1.7m
@11s
30km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
1.3m
@11s
24km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.0m
N(5°)
Score: 17/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 14/25
Wind
26km/h
NE(50°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
22°C
0.0mm37%
Windswell Component
0.7mNNE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 23 km/h NE|PM: 28 km/h NE
Lighter winds early (23 km/h)
Tide at 8am (0.3m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:30 am
High tide - 0.80m
8:18 am
Low tide - 0.32m
2:18 pm
High tide - 0.68m
7:54 pm
Low tide - 0.36m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size17/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score32/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (305°)
Direction range
290° - 320°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
100° - 170°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

25°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Bottom

Sand

Max wave face

4m+

Board

Any

Consistency

5/10

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Beach access. Ample parking.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Oct

Nov-Mar. NE trades are onshore here. Need WNW-NW swells with E-SE wind.

Getting There

Airport
HNL
Drive time
50 min
Data quality
verified

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