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Cleaner sessions come on E-NE long-period groundswells with offshore flow from the W-SW.
Mid to mid-high tides tame the punchy shorebreak while very low tides make sections more hollow and hazardous.
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Makapu'u Beach
Exposed eastern Oʻahu shore-break with fast, often hollow peaks that favor bodysurfers and shortboarders when east-to-northeast groundswells line up. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Makapu'u Beach in Hawaii.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationHawaii, US
Forecast
- Waves 3-5 ft+
- Period 5 s
- Wind NE 20 kt
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The shorebreak at Makapuʻu is steep and shallow - expect punchy, shore-breaking peaks and a hazard-prone reef sector near the northern end (Suicides) that can close out hard.
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