Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makapu'u today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 6PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makapu'u. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 702 | 702 | 644 | 575 | 560 | 509 | 497 | 449 | 392 | 350 | 326 | 302 | 257 | 218 | 246 | 253 | 320 | 209 | 177 | 172 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:47PM0.48m | 4:42AM0.63m | 2:59PM0.44m | 5:41AM0.62m | 3:00PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.21m | 9:26PM-0.03m | 10:35AM0.26m | 9:58PM-0.03m | 11:46AM0.31m | 10:36PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 581 | 702 | 644 | 126 | 331 | 509 | 497 | 449 | 392 | 350 | 310 | 266 | 257 | 218 | 212 | 212 | 183 | 177 | 177 | 172 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | E 14 | E 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 180 | 393 | 328 | 309 | 309 | 232 | 117 | 339 | 264 | 144 | 326 | 302 | 209 | 167 | 177 | 305 | 282 | 216 | 162 | 123 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | NNW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | NNW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | E 14 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 140 | 175 | 309 | 101 | 111 | 305 | 298 | 86 | 62 | 326 | 232 | 258 | 114 | 193 | 246 | 253 | 320 | 209 | 165 | 134 | 186 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 702 | — | — | 575 | 560 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 39 | 25 | 67 | 112 | 170 | 200 | 170 | 123 | 105 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 49 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 56 | 42 | 56 | 43 | 42 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 2 |
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