Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is
27.0°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
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
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
337
333
324
331
318
314
381
376
376
301
366
341
331
254
250
239
267
256
137
181
146
139
510
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:31PM0.64m
00:44AM0.42m
12:56PM0.62m
1:25AM0.49m
1:17PM0.59m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.08m
7:05PM0.13m
6:12AM0.09m
7:17PM0.09m
6:58AM0.11m
7:32PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:22
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6:13
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6:13
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6:12
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1
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1
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
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