Makapu'u Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, but I’ll switch to feet and knots for ye.

Water temp at Makapu'u is holding at 81°, which is basically dead average for the season – no complaints there.

But I gotta be straight with you: the next sixteen days are a total bummer. We’re looking at a big fat zero when it comes to surfable waves.

From Tuesday the 18th all the way through to the 29th of August, it’s one long, rubbish run. The wind is the main villain – it’s onshore from the ENE to NE, blowing anywhere from 10 to 25 knots. It doesn’t let up. Even when the wave energy climbs up from a weak spot up to a moderate reading, that short 6 to 8-second period tells you it’s all just wind slop, not a proper swell. Every single time slot is marked “poor surf conditions,” and I can’t argue with that.

Come the 30th of August, we finally see some serious numbers pop up in the energy column – we’re talking over 2000 units, and the period stretches to 12 seconds from the south. That’s a real groundswell signal. Swell heights hit 10 feet. Sounds exciting, right? Wrong. The wind is still hammering onshore at 15-17 knots with risk of thunderstorms. That’s not surfing conditions, that’s a washing machine.

The one bright spot on the 31st had a 12-second south swell with massive energy, but again, that onshore wind will absolutely trash it. If the wind went offshore or even just glassy, we’d be looking at something special. But it won’t.

So, bottom line: there is nothing to get excited about. Makapu'u is the only spot in the data, and it shows zero rideable waves across the whole 16-day window. It’s a total blank stretch, which is unusual for this place. Generally, it bounces back, but this forecast looks stubborn. I’d leave the board in the shed and find something else to do for a while.

Rusty.

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