Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 HST
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Makapu'u surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Makapu'u today?

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 9PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Makapu'u. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)66667776666666661818181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225200190184222196196166134160155130101113119111176243225232298366366362
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.35
1:30PM
0.66
1:09AM
0.41
1:51PM
0.63
1:46AM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
0.19
6:11AM
0.03
7:55PM
0.16
6:52AM
0.04
8:04PM
0.14
7:29AM
0.07
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset6:30-------6:30-------6:29-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C252525252525252525252525252525252525252525252525
Feels °C (?)222323232322232223242524242323232324242424232323
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Oahu

  1. weather stationWind Update moderate winds from the ENE at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Airfield Airport imply that is on-shore at Makapu'u. 1.2m 6s windswell from the ENE with a 0.5m 9s swell, also from the ENE and a 0.3m 12s groundswell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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20 km/h
ENE
0.0
26.8
Air / Water (°C)
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