Makapu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
261
257
206
206
208
231
261
261
245
232
212
190
181
163
136
387
303
209
346
339
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:10PM0.68m
1:57AM0.46m
2:33PM0.65m
2:42AM0.50m
2:52PM0.60m
Low Tide
8:24PM0.14m
7:47AM0.03m
8:43PM0.10m
8:28AM0.08m
9:04PM0.07m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:37
6:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
31
29
29
29
27
28
27
26
26
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
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