Makaha

Makaha is a WSW-facing point break in Oahu, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from SE to W and NW to NNW. Offshore wind here blows from the ENE: light winds or ENE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Point

Faces

WSW (240°)

Best swell

W to NW (270°–320°), 12 s or longer

Best wind

NNE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–15 ft at the beach

Swell window

SE to W (144.5° to 280.5°); NW to NNW (308.5° to 348.5°)

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

NOAA station 1612482

Wave buoy

Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI (238) · 19 km away

Cams

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