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Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 23 Jan 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
24.7° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)888588888877777777777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1001331685213043994141723954525147343434342324242544
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglasscross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
0.32
5:32AM
0.49
7:58PM
0.35
5:35AM
0.44
10:36PM
0.41
4:52AM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
0.15
12:54PM
0.02
12:01AM
0.25
1:40PM
-0.00
2:36AM
0.33
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:09-------7:09--
Sunset6:14-------6:15-------6:15-------
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---2-11--------------
Temp. °C232323232323242424242423232324242424232323232323
Feels °C (?)212121222223262626262725242426262525242525252323
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