Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 08 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Makapu'u today?

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
E
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
1.9
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.9
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)1514141416161616101071415158888778887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17215616619832032933734611111158276284302409756988856880800897658406196
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
40
S
45
S
45
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
40
S
50
S
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:56PM
0.41
11:11PM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.01
11:49AM
0.05
2:29PM
0.07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:15----
Sunset------6:46-------6:46-------6:47-
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11279921--26691561--
Temp. °C232323232424242323212223232324222221212223242424
Feels °C (?)252625252524252423202222212320171718191818242425
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