Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is
26.5° C
0.2° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 3PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
E
8
2.3
ENE
7
2.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1080
1022
782
591
475
411
284
307
373
331
318
266
234
234
259
320
358
358
416
416
471
547
854
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:44PM0.66m
2:12AM0.34m
4:07PM0.66m
2:57AM0.35m
4:27PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:59AM-0.05m
10:06PM0.20m
8:32AM-0.04m
10:31PM0.18m
9:04AM-0.01m
10:57PM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:09
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
26
27
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
25
25
26
24
24
24
23
24
21
22
21
19
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