Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 1AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
314
309
376
376
301
366
341
331
254
250
270
267
256
137
181
181
139
510
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM0.42m
12:56PM0.62m
1:25AM0.49m
1:17PM0.59m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.13m
6:12AM0.09m
7:17PM0.09m
6:58AM0.11m
7:32PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:13
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1
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1
1
1
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1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
24
25
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
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