Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is
26.9°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 1AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
254
250
270
267
256
137
181
137
139
510
390
404
311
487
448
422
427
620
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
S
10
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
1:25AM0.49m
1:17PM0.59m
2:04AM0.55m
1:33PM0.54m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.09m
6:58AM0.11m
7:32PM0.05m
7:41AM0.15m
7:50PM0.02m
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3
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Temp °C
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
28
27
26
25
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
28
28
29
30
30
27
27
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