- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.1° 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 6AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Makapu'u. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | |
67 | 60 | 103 | 103 | 41 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 34 | 70 | 49 | 162 | 162 | 104 | 102 | 85 | 151 | 149 | 99 | 89 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:00PM0.48m | 8:14PM0.47m | 9:21PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM-0.03m | 10:39AM0.00m | 11:22AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 |
 kJ | 67 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 100 | 79 | 65 | 64 | 47 | 224 | 208 | 465 | 911 | 475 | 999 | 808 | 784 | 630 | 591 | 496 | 390 | 325 | 319 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 17 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 8 | NW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 119 | 117 | 115 | 84 | 41 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 148 | 45 | 87 | 193 | 34 | 305 | 48 | 48 | 104 | 102 | 85 | 151 | 149 | 31 | 22 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NW 9 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 17 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 60 | 103 | 103 | 11 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 34 | 70 | 49 | 162 | 162 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 99 | 89 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 89 | 83 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 8 | 15 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Makapu'u surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest