Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 Mar 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makapu'u today?

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
0.7
SSW
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
2
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
Period(s) (?)91610956666666777788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)164212331292133207205231236284284325345428464539684661619596611470517481
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.33
7:30PM
0.50
9:27PM
0.50
11:04PM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
-0.09
11:55AM
-0.05
1:15PM
-0.01
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:31-------6:31-------6:30------
Sunset----6:42-------6:42-------6:43---
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C222223232322232322232222222222222222222222222222
Feels °C (?)212021201918191917181717161716171717171818171819
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