Oahu East Shore
Makapu'u surf report
10.5ft
Epic — 10.5 ft.
Saturday, September 26 · local time at the spot
Right now
Swell
10.5 ft
9 s · ENE78°
Wind
This buoy carries no anemometer, so there is no wind reading here.
Water temperature
81.5°F
27.5 °C
Daylight
6:20 AM
sunrise · sunset 6:22 PM
Rip current risk
No rip current risk level for this beach. The HFO Surf Zone Forecast does not carry a rip current risk line for this zone. The National Weather Service publishes this for some coastlines and not others, so the assessment falls to you and the lifeguards — how to spot a rip current, what to do if you are caught, and what the flags mean.
Tide
Currently falling — next low at 8:09 AM (0.37 ft)
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 2:25 AM | high | 1.786 ft |
| 8:09 AM | low | 0.37 ft |
| 2:18 PM | high | 1.851 ft |
| 8:31 PM | low | 0.091 ft |
Tide values are predictions. Wind, pressure and surge move the real water level, sometimes by a lot — see the disclaimer.
Forecast
Model output, not a measurement — NOAA WaveWatch III
| Day | Height | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | 1.6 ft | 10.2 s | N 350° |
| Sat | 1.9 ft | 10.9 s | NNW 334° |
| Sun | 3.3 ft | 10.9 s | NNW 347° |
| Mon | 2.3 ft | 7.6 s | N 353° |
| Tue | 4.9 ft | 8.2 s | WSW 256° |
| Wed | 4 ft | 7.9 s | WSW 256° |
A model computes; it does not observe. Accuracy drops with range, and nearshore transformation is where it is weakest.
What to wear
At 81.5 °F (27.5 °C), most people at Makapu'u are comfortable in a boardshorts or a swimsuit.
No suit needed
for 75 °F and warmer
Warm enough to surf with nothing on. A long session in the sun still costs you more heat than it feels like.
The temperature is measured. The suit recommendation is not — it follows the manufacturers' convention, which varies by a degree or two between brands, and it knows nothing about wind, session length or how you personally run. The full chart and what it leaves out.
Surf cam
No cam here yet. We operate no cameras of our own and embed only where the operator allows it — the rule is on the copyright page. Cam operators who would like a link are welcome to write.
The break
- Type
- Bodyboarding shorebreak below the point
- Best swell
- E to NE trade and wind swell
- Best wind
- Light Kona wind from the SW
- Tide
- Mid tide
- Level
- Advanced to expert
Hazards
- Violent shorebreak onto sand
- Strong rip toward the point
- Board surfing is prohibited here
Local knowledge, not a measurement. Conditions decide the day — check the National Weather Service for warnings and the lifeguards for whether to go in.
Every source behind this page
- Solunar computed · read 2:46 AM
- NOAA WaveWatch III 51202 model cycle 20260926 6z · model · read 2:46 AM
- NDBC 51202 buoy wave height · read 1:56 AM
- NOAA CO-OPS 1612376 tide predictions · read 2:46 AM
All of it is public NOAA and National Weather Service data, free for anyone to use. What we add is the pairing of this spot with these stations — see the terms.
Nearby spots
- Waikiki 4.6 ft · 18 km
- Ala Moana Bowls 4.6 ft · 20 km
- White Plains Beach 3.3 ft · 38 km
- Pensacola Beach 1.3 ft · 7019 km
- Nantasket Beach 12.8 ft · 8179 km
Surf and beach conditions change faster than this page does, and nobody watches it in real time. When the water looks different from the numbers, trust the water and the lifeguards.