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Makapu'u surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makapu'u today?

The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
1.5
NNW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)886888888889999999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3321130212120201919202224383939383853686570494949
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
S
20
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
0.52
1:45AM
0.56
2:11AM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
0.01
5:02PM
-0.02
5:47PM
-0.04
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:07-------6:07-------6:07-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------131--34--
Temp. °C242323222222212122222323232323232425252423222122
Feels °C (?)241919181919191920202223242424232020212019202020
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