Surf Forecasts:
Makaha surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 1,109 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Makaha this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Makaha in the next 16 days are 1.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Makaha over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, giving you the straight story for the next couple of weeks.
To be honest, the surf situation is a bit of a grind. We're talking about Makaha, a very consistent reef break that usually delivers, but the wind gods are being real jerks. For the whole first week, it's cross-onshore chop, making everything messy. The water's sitting at 71°, and that's a whopping 9° warmer than usual, so the ocean feels like a swimming pool.
From Saturday, August 1st, through that first week, the wave heights are bouncing between 3 ft and 4 ft, mostly from the south and south-southwest with short periods of 8 seconds. We do see a long period southwest swell of 17 seconds, but the wind is still wrong. The energy is moderate, hitting around 840 on Thursday the 6th and 814 on Friday the 7th. You're fighting a messy cross-on breeze the whole time, and the comments keep saying "poor" or "marginal." The swell is there, but the quality is just not.
The one real standout, the only one worth getting excited about in this whole 16-day forecast, is the morning of Friday, August 14th. That's when we get glassy conditions on a 4 ft southwest swell with a 16-second period (long period groundswell). The combined energy is a solid 712, and that reef will handle that direction well. It’s a long-range call, so stay tuned to the forecasts, but right now it’s looking like "expect very good surf conditions." That's the one day to save.
So, be ready for the morning of the 14th. The rest of the time... the wind will change eventually, it always does. But for now, we wait.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 193 | 168 | 212 | 205 | 142 | 148 | 151 | 292 | 189 | 449 | 466 | 430 | 309 | 505 | 567 | 1082 | 746 | 667 | 398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:36PM0.57m | 8:06AM0.87m | 8:22PM0.59m | 8:30AM0.82m | 9:14PM0.61m | 8:58AM0.76m | 10:16PM0.64m | 9:31AM0.70m | 11:28PM0.67m | 10:17AM0.63m | 00:49AM0.72m | 11:22AM0.56m | 2:06AM0.79m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.21m | 2:45PM0.26m | 1:52AM0.28m | 3:13PM0.24m | 2:35AM0.34m | 3:45PM0.22m | 3:33AM0.41m | 4:26PM0.20m | 5:00AM0.46m | 5:19PM0.18m | 7:10AM0.47m | 6:27PM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 223 | 184 | 168 | 212 | 178 | 142 | 145 | 151 | 112 | 186 | 449 | 466 | 430 | 309 | 272 | 567 | 1082 | 746 | 667 | 398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 17 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 198 | 134 | 100 | 98 | 205 | 82 | 148 | 97 | 292 | 189 | 121 | 70 | 101 | 76 | 505 | 232 | 88 | 64 | 104 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | — | NW 10 | NW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 109 | 3 | 149 | 142 | 57 | 56 | 73 | 92 | 66 | 189 | 16 | 97 | 131 | 157 | 63 | 86 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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