Makaha (Outside) Surf Forecast

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Surf Forecasts

Makaha (Outside) surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 Aug 2025 HST

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Makaha (Outside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Makaha (Outside) sea temperature is 27.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makaha (Outside) today?

The current surf forecast for Makaha (Outside) at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Afternoon (18 Aug)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (18 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s

Table - waves today at Makaha (Outside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly 12 Days

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		Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20
	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	181	160	132	125	109	165	163	107	120	113	90	126	99	89	89	142	179	171	163	206	203	231	227	222
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ENE	E	SW	SSW	NNW	ESE	E	E	E	E	NNE	N	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:08AM 0.16				1:34PM 0.69				1:29AM 0.17					2:21PM 0.72				2:25AM 0.21				3:03PM 0.72
Low Tide / height (m)	8:49PM 0.15			5:23AM 0.05					9:22PM 0.11			6:31AM 0.04					9:50PM 0.09			7:31AM 0.03

		Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:59	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	26	25	25	26	28	28	27	27	25	25	26	26	28	29	28	25	26	25	25	25	28	29	28	26
Feels °C (?)	27	27	27	28	31	28	28	29	27	27	27	26	30	29	26	25	26	26	26	25	28	29	27	27

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Oahu

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Makaha (Outside) (light winds from the ENE at Wheeler Air Force Base/oahu Airport 22 km from Makaha (Outside)). 0.4m 11s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.4m 16s long period groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 6 minutes ago Makaha (Outside)

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22 km away, 1 h 6 min ago

7 km/h

ENE

0.0

27.4

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