Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.0° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (30 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
14
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.7
SSW
14
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
13
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
183
177
177
186
177
609
149
172
159
168
149
76
69
94
73
54
52
133
54
121
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:00PM0.40m
6:58AM0.60m
8:41AM0.59m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.31m
10:36PM-0.02m
11:25PM0.01m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:20
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6:22
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6:19
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6:17
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 mm
1
1
1
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1
2
1
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
26
26
26
28
28
28
26
25
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