Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.1° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 5PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
1.2
E
14
1.3
E
14
1.4
E
14
1.4
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
568
549
585
768
693
637
588
542
669
844
590
471
639
671
590
498
529
687
786
775
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:54PM0.43m
9:02AM0.54m
10:54AM0.59m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.33m
00:03AM0.02m
1:10AM0.03m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
23
21
21
22
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
20
21
21
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