Makapu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.31° N 157.66° W

Issued: 1 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Makapu'u sea temperature is

26.7°C

Makapu'u surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Makapu'u today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (23 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23					Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 13	NE 8	SSW 16	NE 9	S 17	NE 8	NE 10	NE 10	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 16	NNE 9	S 17	S 18	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	203	198	89	169	196	168	144	173	241	185	280	181	183	227	220	222	222	394	350	432	346
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		12:38PM0.53m				1:44AM0.57m				12:56PM0.50m					2:22AM0.64m			1:15PM0.47m
Low Tide				7:00PM0.02m				7:24AM0.18m				7:22PM-0.03m					8:12AM0.20m			7:48PM-0.07m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	23
Feels °C	24	24	24	25	24	23	24	24	23	24	23	22	22	23	23	22	24	22	22	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 12	ENE 8	SSW 14	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	S 17	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	83	72	83	108	196	55	55	154	44	156	280	294	393	380	415	676	599	565	457	392	337
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	E 12	S 18	E 8	NNW 13	SSW 15	S 16	SSW 17	S 17	S 18	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	84	84	69	64	58	56	53	44	156	43	257	181	183	216	220	222	222	394	350	432	346
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	S 17	NW 10	SSW 13	NNW 14	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 12	SSW 13	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	43	43	83	79	72	69	144	37	66	158	40	39	39	37	38	86	125	26	25	38	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 6	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	—	NE 8	—
kJ	203	198	89	169	169	168	123	173	241	185	150	135	168	227	97	25	24	44	—	23	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	8	18	21	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	17	17	18	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5

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