
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makapu'u today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 11PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Makapu'u. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
310 | 302 | 257 | 318 | 246 | 253 | 320 | 209 | 172 | 149 | 153 | 177 | 609 | 172 | 88 | 73 | 99 | 83 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:59PM0.44m | 5:41AM0.62m | 3:00PM0.40m | 6:58AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM-0.03m | 11:46AM0.31m | 10:36PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
310 | 266 | 257 | 251 | 218 | 218 | 183 | 178 | 172 | 149 | 153 | 177 | 609 | 172 | 88 | 73 | 99 | 83 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SW 10 | E 13 | E 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | E 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
232 | 163 | 209 | 193 | 217 | 184 | 320 | 156 | 133 | 92 | 52 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 17 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | E 14 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | E 14 | E 14 | W 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | W 9 | E 14 | W 9 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | W 8 | W 8 |
129 | 302 | 134 | 318 | 246 | 253 | 125 | 209 | 167 | 134 | 60 | 140 | 36 | 84 | 60 | 60 | 25 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | E 5 | — |
— | — | — | 25 | 36 | 31 | 42 | 64 | 77 | 64 | — | — | 33 | — | 51 | 43 | — | 27 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 18 | 42 | 29 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 29 | 56 | 21 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
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