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Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 12 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
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makapu'u today?

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
1.6
NNW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)888888688888888999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5133313333211652221202020192022242425393938375251
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
0.47
1:19AM
0.52
1:45AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
0.01
5:02PM
-0.02
5:47PM
-0.04
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---7:09-------7:09-------7:09----
Sunset------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--111--------------131--
Temp. °C242424242323232221212121212122222323232324252524
Feels °C (?)232223252018191918191919181820222424242221212120
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