Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is
26.8°C
0.0° 

Makapu'u surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Makapu'u today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
654
604
654
588
689
763
800
689
588
495
411
336
345
345
310
288
256
256
226
181
181
199
199
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:44AM0.56m
00:00AM0.34m
12:04PM0.56m
00:34AM0.41m
12:21PM0.55m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.15m
6:31PM0.15m
5:01AM0.15m
6:33PM0.11m
5:51AM0.15m
6:44PM0.07m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
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25
24
25
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25
25
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25
25
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25
25
Feels °C
21
20
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20
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20
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20
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21
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22
23
24
23
25
24
23
23
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