Ala Moana Bowls Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

3-4FT+

Waist to shoulder

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.5FT16s
SSW198º
0.8FT22s
S191º
2.6FT5s
E91º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

19KTSENE

21kts gusts, Offshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

0.1FT

Temperature

79°F

spotName Wind & Weather
75ºF

1mm wetsuit

Matt Kibby

South Shore Oahu Forecast

Matt Kibby

Today

Nice run of SSW swell on the rise, showing most size back half of the day. Trades hold.

A SW Pacific storm with impressive, satellite-verified seas in the 40-45' range, was spinning out swell recently.

The storm was fairly zonal (best energy aimed from west to east vs a direct shot at Hawaii) but with the size & strength, it will be a good swell for southern shores. Not on the order of the late May/early June swells, but solid, rolling in chest to head high+ waves over the afternoon.

Steady ENE trades for groomed conditions in town, Diamond Head is bumpier.

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Ala Moana Bowls Surf Forecast

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Ala Moana Bowls Surf Guide

Inarguably Town's most coveted -- and famous -- high-performance wave, Ala Moana Bowls has a clearly formed and obvious lineup. The wave is a long left, with a few different tube sections and a range of takeoff spots, but it's at its most focused and perfect when a solid S swell detonates on the outside bowl section. The seabed next to the reef was dredged for Ala Wai Harbor, thus the man-made interference bends swell and refracts it. And even though really big sets are still referred to as Pole... Read more