Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 8PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (06 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
3
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)
2.2
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
1.7
E
12
1.8
E
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1360
1338
1316
1564
1725
1590
1590
1590
1845
870
956
1569
1569
3478
2928
2092
973
787
732
541
427
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
15
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:39PM0.68m
11:21PM0.29m
1:14PM0.70m
00:23AM0.35m
1:44PM0.70m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.22m
5:27AM-0.01m
7:55PM0.20m
6:20AM-0.02m
8:07PM0.17m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:40
6:39
 mm
1
2
5
3
5
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
25
26
25
24
26
26
25
23
25
26
28
27
26
25
23
25
26
27
29
30
31
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