Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is
26.5° C
0.2° 

Makapu'u surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Makapu'u today (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
14
1.4
E
14
1.4
E
14
1.5
E
14
1.5
E
14
1.8
E
14
1.9
E
14
2
E
14
2.2
E
13
2.1
E
13
2.2
E
13
2.3
E
13
2.4
E
13
2.5
E
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
808
786
775
840
804
1158
1391
1433
1693
1520
1642
1793
1879
1810
1946
1211
1071
1001
850
614
548
490
428
418
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM0.30m
2:52PM0.65m
00:49AM0.31m
3:19PM0.66m
1:31AM0.33m
3:44PM0.66m
Low Tide
6:51AM-0.04m
9:22PM0.23m
7:26AM-0.05m
9:42PM0.21m
7:59AM-0.05m
10:06PM0.20m
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clear
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thunderstorm
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
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7:12
7:10
7:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
23
21
23
23
24
23
24
24
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
26
28
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
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