Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 HST
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Makapu'u surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makapu'u today?

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)66777777788881615141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38496565655050446164749395223291400494529700596526485469392
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
W
0
N
0
SE
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
0.29
6:08PM
0.60
7:22PM
0.57
8:49PM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
-0.14
10:45AM
-0.10
11:38AM
-0.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:07-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset----6:51-------6:52-------6:52---
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C232424242424232424242424252424232323242424242323
Feels °C (?)252725262626252727272827282626242525252424252323
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