Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.1° 

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Makapu'u today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 2PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
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Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
496
508
508
519
550
613
645
627
555
589
568
549
600
749
953
953
743
639
982
889
675
671
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:44AM0.52m
4:04PM0.47m
7:03AM0.52m
3:54PM0.43m
9:02AM0.54m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.27m
11:19PM0.02m
12:22PM0.33m
00:03AM0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
26
25
26
26
25
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25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
24
23
24
24
23
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23
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22
21
21
21
21
21
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