Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 9PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
4
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
3
SSW
15
2.5
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
12
4.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
10
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
898
972
855
4255
1735
1420
5282
1352
973
802
745
649
530
419
351
346
269
261
257
206
206
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
45
SE
50
SSE
50
S
45
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:14PM0.70m
00:23AM0.35m
1:44PM0.70m
1:12AM0.41m
2:10PM0.68m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.20m
6:20AM-0.02m
8:07PM0.17m
7:05AM-0.01m
8:24PM0.14m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
6:38
 mm
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
26
27
25
24
23
24
25
26
27
27
28
30
31
30
30
30
30
29
29
30
28
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