Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makapu'u today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makapu'u at 3AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Makapu'u. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 161 | 310 | 88 | 165 | 170 | 175 | 154 | 196 | 277 | 222 | 215 | 268 | 423 | 489 | 403 | 385 | 395 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:06PM0.69m | 4:23AM0.32m | 5:34PM0.63m | 5:36AM0.33m | 5:55PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.16m | 10:16AM0.02m | 00:18AM0.13m | 10:57AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 261 | 160 | 310 | 88 | 108 | 82 | 125 | 69 | 196 | 277 | 222 | 215 | 152 | 154 | 141 | 141 | 213 | 158 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 113 | 161 | 104 | 206 | 103 | 103 | 55 | 129 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 18 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | 148 | 148 | 61 | 104 | 91 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 63 | 5 | 63 | 35 | 6 | 35 | 55 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 155 | 127 | 165 | 88 | 165 | 170 | 175 | 154 | 175 | 175 | 198 | 214 | 268 | 423 | 489 | 403 | 385 | 395 | 384 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 18 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 18 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 49 | 49 |
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