Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Makapu'u today?

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.4
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)14771277777141414141413131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123274044383939474210010097131129127125162160155150145143141141
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
0.50
12:44PM
0.33
12:51AM
0.49
1:21PM
0.41
1:09AM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
0.05
6:58AM
0.06
6:10PM
0.05
7:08AM
0.01
6:57PM
0.06
7:26AM
-0.04
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:11-------6:11--
Sunset6:47-------6:49-------6:49-------
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
75112245--11------1------
Temp. °C222221212222222323222223232424252523222222232424
Feels °C (?)232423212325252526252527262727282723222223242526
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