Makaha

Point break

Hawaï, États-Unis

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From level advanced · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from advanced level: shoulder-high waves (0.8–1.3 m), fairly forgiving, a long, powerful swell (12 s) that pushes hard. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
6.8/10
Fair
Size
0.8–1.3 m
shoulder-high
Wind
30 km/h
ENE · Cross-offshore
Swell
1.0 m
12 s · S
Best window · 9h6.8/10 · 0.8–1.3 m · 27 km/h
Today's take

Well-shaped wave, nice long, clean swell from the S. Slightly side-offshore wind, fairly favourable. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
12hBest1.0–1.51124☁️31°
15h0.9–1.51125🌤️29°
18h0.9–1.41121🌤️26°
21h0.9–1.41118🌧️25°

3-hour slots (spot local time · HST) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18hPM 05:06+0.7 mBM 10:42+0.5 mPM 17:00+0.8 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Fri, Aug 14, 19:37 HST · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.