Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 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
24.4° 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 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.8
E
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)14713131313131212666666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6459125868685858078981581581371321321067662625060607471
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.62
2:11AM
0.37
4:15PM
0.64
2:32AM
0.33
5:08PM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
-0.13
9:27PM
0.15
8:48AM
-0.16
10:25PM
0.18
9:22AM
-0.16
11:35PM
0.21
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:07------
Sunset----6:50-------6:50-------6:51---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232323232323232323232325242323232323242424242423
Feels °C (?)222222222122232123242228252322232425262625242423
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