Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 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
24.4° 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 7PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.5
S
1.2
NNE
1.6
NNE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131919121818181218121111161616161616111016
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168162117146246246722182802766939568359599237229226226223223256205212
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
0.53
3:21AM
0.42
5:07PM
0.54
3:33AM
0.37
6:08PM
0.53
3:31AM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
-0.08
10:02PM
0.12
9:58AM
-0.10
10:54PM
0.18
10:30AM
-0.10
12:03AM
0.24
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:33-------6:31
Sunset--6:40-------6:40-------6:42-----
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Rain (mm)
112231221235212115143112
Temp. °C242524242424242425242424242424242422232323232323
Feels °C (?)222423242424242526252424252524252424252325242525
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