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Makapuu Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu East Side, Hawaii

Makapuu, Oahu East Side, Hawaii: 5–6 ft faces (2–3 ft Hawaiian scale), head high to overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 7.7 ft at 8 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 22 mph onshore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 29 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.2 ft at 1:27 pm.

Poor

5–6 ft

2–3 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 8 ft

Swell from the east-northeast; wind from the east-northeast at 22 mph, onshore; the beach faces west-southwest.NSWE
first light 6:15 amrating through the daylast light 6:14 pm
Swell
7.7 ft · 8 s · ENEplus 2.9 ft · 12 s · N
Wind
22 mph (ENE), gusts 29onshore
Tide
0.9 ft risinghigh 1.2 ft at 1:27 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
77°Ffeels like 67°F
Sun
rise 6:38 amset 5:51 pm

Makapuu surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Makapuu: 6 am, Poor, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Makapuu today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690125–7 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:38 am5:51 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Makapuu tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690125–6 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Makapuu: 5 pm, Poor, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–7 ftPoor23 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 301.8 ft
7 am5–6 ftPoor22 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 291.4 ft
8 am5–6 ftPoor22 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 291.1 ft
9 am5–6 ftPoor22 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 280.9 ft
10 amnow5–6 ftPoor21 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 270.9 ft
11 am5–6 ftPoor22 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 271.0 ft
12 pm4–6 ftPoor21 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 261.1 ft
1 pm4–6 ftPoor21 mph onshore (ENE)1.2 ft
2 pm5–6 ftPoor22 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 271.2 ft
3 pm5–6 ftPoor22 mph onshore (ENE)1.1 ft
4 pm5–6 ftPoor21 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 260.8 ft
5 pm5–6 ftPoor20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 250.5 ft
6 pm5–6 ftPoor22 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 270.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftPoor19 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 241.9 ft
7 am5–6 ftPoor19 mph onshore (ENE)1.6 ft
8 am5–6 ftPoor20 mph onshore (ENE)1.2 ft
9 am5–6 ftPoor20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 251.0 ft
10 am5–6 ftPoor20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 250.9 ft
11 am4–6 ftPoor20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 250.9 ft
12 pm5–6 ftPoor21 mph onshore (ENE)1.0 ft
1 pm5–6 ftPoor20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 251.1 ft
2 pm5–6 ftPoor21 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 261.1 ft
3 pm5–6 ftPoor20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 251.1 ft
4 pm5–6 ftPoor19 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 250.9 ft
5 pm5–6 ftPoor18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
6 pm5–6 ftPoor19 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 260.2 ft

Makapuu waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Makapuu arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 44 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 6.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
Lulls
about 44 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
75% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 1.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Makapuu surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Makapuu: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 6–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–7 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–8 ft and Poor.

Makapuu surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend3694–7Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 94–6Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 104–7Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 116–8Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 125–8Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 135–7Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 146–8Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 156–8Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 166–8Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 176–8Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Makapuu are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Makapuu 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 94–7 ftPoor8.1 ft · 7 s · ENE22 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 2922 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 276 am
Tue, Nov 104–6 ftPoor6.4 ft · 8 s · ENE20 mph onshore (ENE)21 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 265 pm
Wed, Nov 114–7 ftPoor7.0 ft · 7 s · ENE20 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 2922 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3112 pm
Thu, Nov 126–8 ftPoor8.0 ft · 8 s · ENE22 mph onshore (NE), gusts 3322 mph onshore (NE), gusts 316 am
Fri, Nov 135–8 ftPoor8.9 ft · 8 s · ENE18 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3219 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 336 am
Sat, Nov 145–7 ftPoor6.9 ft · 8 s · ENE17 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3218 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 322 pm
Sun, Nov 156–8 ftPoor8.7 ft · 8 s · ENE21 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3420 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 3211 am
Mon, Nov 166–8 ftPoor7.6 ft · 8 s · ENE17 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 2917 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 288 am
Tue, Nov 176–8 ftPoor—18 mph onshore (E), gusts 2415 mph onshore (ESE)2 pm
Wed, Nov 186–8 ftPoor—13 mph onshore (E)17 mph onshore (ENE)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Makapuu are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Makapuu tide chart and tide times

Tides at Makapuu today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.5 ft at 3 am, low 0.9 ft at 9:37 am, high 1.2 ft at 1:27 pm and low -0.2 ft at 7:58 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.9 ft and rising.

Tide height at Makapuu, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.9 ft, risingHigh 2.5 ft3 amLow 0.9 ft9:37 amHigh 1.2 ft1:27 pmLow -0.2 ft7:58 pmHigh 2.5 ft3:31 amLow 0.9 ft10:18 amHigh 1.2 ft1:45 pmLow -0.2 ft8:26 pmHigh 2.4 ft4:12 amLow 0.9 ft11:18 amHigh 1.0 ft1:49 pmLow -0.2 ft8:52 pm
Tide height at Makapuu, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Makapuu tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.5 ft at 3 amLow 0.9 ft at 9:37 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:27 pmLow -0.2 ft at 7:58 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.5 ft at 3:31 amLow 0.9 ft at 10:18 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:45 pmLow -0.2 ft at 8:26 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.4 ft at 4:12 amLow 0.9 ft at 11:18 amHigh 1.0 ft at 1:49 pmLow -0.2 ft at 8:52 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.2 ft at 4:51 amLow -0.1 ft at 9:19 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.1 ft at 5:37 amLow 0.1 ft at 9:48 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.1 ft at 6:28 amLow 0.3 ft at 10:14 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.0 ft at 7:23 amLow 0.5 ft at 10:45 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.0 ft at 8:18 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:48 pmHigh 0.8 ft at 9:41 pmLow 0.7 ft at 11:52 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 1.9 ft at 9:06 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Makapuu water temperature

The water temperature at Makapuu is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 22 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 80 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood79°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Makapuu

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About Makapuu

Makapuu is a beach break on the East Side of Oahu, Hawaii, facing east-northeast. Also called Makapuu Beach Park.

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