Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.00° N 156.67° W

Little Makaha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Makaha sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.3° 

Little Makaha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Little Makaha today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Makaha at 6PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Little Makaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
307
356
339
343
331
268
259
254
254
206
202
164
128
289
244
232
228
220
167
164
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:20AM0.66m
9:43AM0.66m
10:27PM0.31m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.19m
11:24PM0.24m
7:24PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
23
24
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
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