Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 Mar 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
24.4° 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 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131319191218181812181111101616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17317117116816816211714624624610321821127669395807622450237229226226223
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
S
40
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
0.46
4:15PM
0.53
3:21AM
0.42
5:07PM
0.54
3:33AM
0.37
6:08PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
0.06
9:29AM
-0.08
10:02PM
0.12
9:58AM
-0.10
10:54PM
0.18
10:30AM
-0.10
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:33----
Sunset------6:40-------6:40-------6:42-
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Rain (mm)
2211122334223121-1-1312134
Temp. °C242424242525252424242423232322232222222222212020
Feels °C (?)232423232424252424242423222322222019202018191919
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